Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
4D pocket; magical pocket that can hold any item
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
collection of short stories; collected short stories
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
compilation; editing; recording
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to look forward to something
original story; original version; this volume
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
love story; romance; love affair
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
opinion; point of view; visual point
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to be kind to; to treat kindly
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally