sequel; later development
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
time series; chronological order; chronology
for some (unspecified) reason
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
throat lozenge; cough drop
library; book collection; paperback book
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.)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
residing; living; dwelling
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to begin to walk; to set out
as (one) walks on, and on
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to telephone; to make a phone call
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
bicycle shop; bicycle dealer
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
gentle spring rain; glass noodles; cellophane noodles; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly