compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
serialization; serialisation; serial story
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
Nagano (city, prefecture)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
to make merry; to be festive
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
1,000,000; one million; million; many
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
very young; little; childish; immature
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
conference room; council room
to call together; to convene
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to unfold; to unroll; to open