one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
violation of territorial sovereignty; intrusion into territory
recovery; rescue; recapture
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
counter for books; volume
one full year; first anniversary
age thirty; one's thirties
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
additional printing; reprint; reissue
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
doing ...; in the process of ...
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series