charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
start button (e.g. in Windows)
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
tear gland; lacrimal gland
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
a great variety of; diversity
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
preliminary step; first step
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to strike dead; to beat to death
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
in this manner; in this way; like this
insert a space (editor's mark)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
high sensitivity; fragile heart
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
body; body blow (in boxing)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
original story; original version; this volume
death rate; mortality rate