Kamikawa Takaya (1965.5.7-)
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
vice; immorality; corruption
(police) detective; criminal matter
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
serialization; serialisation; serial story
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
easy to read; legible; clear
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
press; print shop; printing office
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
vitality; energy; dynamism