light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
author; writer; novelist; artist
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
individual; private person; personal; natural person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
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 ...