state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
residing; living; dwelling
multiplication table; times table
television program; TV program
large number (of); many; majority
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
author; writer; novelist; artist
writing (e.g. as a profession)
unprecedented; record-breaking
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Kwansei Gakuin University; Kansai Gakuin University
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
sublime; noble; high-minded
leopard (Panthera pardus)
land east of China; Japan
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
original story; original version; this volume
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle