one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
novel; story; (work of) fiction
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
productive; constructive; meaningful
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
counter for books; volume
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
January; first month of the lunar calendar
dark purple; bluish purple
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
temple; shrine; sanctuary
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
metal plate; metallic plate
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
infancy; childhood; tender age
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
lively group (esp. of young people); dynamic bunch; group