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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
foreign; abroad; overseas
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
in succession; one by one
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
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
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
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
scenery; scene; landscape
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to well up; to burst; to arise
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be born; to come into the world