opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
east, west, south and north
one by one; one after another; successively
town; city; municipal; urban
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
(written) work; book; writings
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
opinion; point of view; visual point
narrator; storyteller; reciter
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
majority group (party, faction)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up