eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
free (of charge); gratuitous
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
restaurant with only set meals
residing; living; dwelling
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
most (numerous); largest (number of)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
counter for books; volume
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to concern; to be related
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology