to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Shōsetsuka ni Narō (novel self-publishing website)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
society; the world; the times
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
LINE (instant messaging application); to contact (someone) using LINE; to send a message using LINE
electronic book; e-book; electronic banking; electron beam; exchangeable bond
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
serialization; serialisation; serial story
novel; story; (work of) fiction
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
planning; plan; project; arrangements
ongoing; in progress; afoot
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
counter for books; volume
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
one full year; first anniversary
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback