romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
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
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
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
unprecedented; record-breaking
writing (e.g. as a profession)
author; writer; novelist; artist
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
program (e.g. TV); programme
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
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.)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
storehouse; warehouse; godown