novel; story; (work of) fiction
at; in; at; when; by; with
gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to say; to be called; to do
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
while; during; performed in this condition
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
belief; faith; conviction
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
in that manner; like that
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)