18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
(written) work; book; writings
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
exclamation mark; exclamation point
big splash; big response; major repercussions
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
economics department; economics school
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
writing something on commission; newly written text
finish; completion; the end
censorship; inspection; examination
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
remaining silent; keeping secret
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
just managing; with great difficulty