light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to stretch; to widen
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first part; first volume; prequel
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
(full-length) novel; long novel
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wood-block printing; publication
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
scene; sight; scenario; setting
like this; this sort; this way
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
this is why; this means; it is the case that
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
script; screenplay; scenario
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)