all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to support each other; to support one another
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
number line (e.g. on a graph); real number line
Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)
The Mouse's Marriage; The Mouse's Wedding
connected as one; unbroken; linked together
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
serialization; serialisation; serial story
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
22nd day of the month; 22 days
shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
school with a high proportion of graduates accepted into high-ranking universities; school focused on preparing students to get into high-ranking universities; school with a high proportion of graduates who go on to university or junior college
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen