volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
(United States of) America; USA; US
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
residing; living; dwelling
multiplication table; times table
television program; TV program
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
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.)
chief; main; principal; important
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
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.
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
sore throat; pharyngitis; pharyngalgia; pharyngodynia