binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
locational advantage; advantageous position
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
residing; living; dwelling
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
existence; possession; having; limited company
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
library; book collection; paperback book
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
chief; main; principal; important
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
dual personality; split personality
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored