dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
sphere; counter for balls
fireball; bolide; fireball
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
telecommunications; correspondence
complementation; supplementation; completion
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to be at a loss for words
hegemony; leadership; initiative
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
serialization; serialisation; serial story
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
human kindness; human weakness
depiction; description; portrayal
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh