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)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
chief; main; principal; important
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
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 tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove