mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
writing (e.g. as a profession)
continuation; succession; series
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
university graduate; having graduated from university
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
March; third month of the lunar calendar
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
item; something that one "just has to have"
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
Perot; Perrault; Perreau; Perrow
don't you think?; indicates question