illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
proofreading; calibration
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
service center; call center
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
novel; story; (work of) fiction
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
on the occasion of; at the time of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
existence; being; presence
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike