volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
chance; opportunity; occasion
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
little by little; bit by bit
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
(some) more; even more; longer; further
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such; like that; that sort of
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
painter; artist; illustrator
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure