words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
book; volume; this; present; main; head
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
February; second month of the lunar calendar
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
rice vermicelli; rice noodles
like it or not; like or not like
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
determination; resolution
standard; set; routine; decided
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to resound; to echo; to reverberate