interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
number of copies; circulation
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
debut work; one's first work
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
nothing but; except; no more than
it's been a long time; long time no see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
the other day; a few days ago
surely; certainly; without doubt
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get