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
foreign; abroad; overseas
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
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
senior high school; high school
residing; living; dwelling
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
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
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
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.
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.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
moving about; stirring about
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise