to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
the way back; the way home; return trip
home area; home town; local
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
writing (e.g. as a profession)
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
commerce; trade; business
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show