belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
student (esp. a university student)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
originally; by nature; from the start
for a while; for some time; for a period
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
doing as one is told; yes-man
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
dispersal; scattering; discrete
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
rice vermicelli; rice noodles
like it or not; like or not like
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
serialization; serialisation; serial story
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh