piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to get strong; to gain strength
a help; an aid; some assistance
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
original text; source book; draft
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
without permission; without notice
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
change; alteration; modification
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
in spite of; regardless of