conferring of decorations
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
postponement; deferment; adjournment
new student; freshman; first-year student
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
settlement; conclusion; summary
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
league; federation; union; alliance
planning; project; plan; design
fee; charge; rate; material
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
as you are aware; as you know
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
original author (of a work)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)