resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
relation; connection; relevance
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
to refer to; to use as reference
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
compilation; editing; recording
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
library; book collection; paperback book
to lose one's way; to get lost
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
final; eventual; ultimate
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
like this; this sort; this way
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
long (time that has passed); old (story)