large number (of); many; majority
(written) work; book; writings
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
junior high school student; middle school pupil
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
serialization; serialisation; serial story
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
monthly publication; monthly issue
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
foreign; abroad; overseas
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
residing; living; dwelling
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
in succession; one by one
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with