company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
land east of China; Japan
leopard (Panthera pardus)
sublime; noble; high-minded
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
Kwansei Gakuin University; Kansai Gakuin University
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
unprecedented; record-breaking
writing (e.g. as a profession)
author; writer; novelist; artist
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
large number (of); many; majority
television program; TV program
multiplication table; times table
residing; living; dwelling
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
(United States of) America; USA; US
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
successive generations; successive emperors
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope