writing from top to bottom; writing without a pause; translation of classical Chinese into Japanese
quantitative; concerning the quantity
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
to count on one's fingers
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
life; living; I; me; student
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Libra (constellation); the Scales
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
refinement; elegance; grace
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
writing (e.g. as a profession)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
monthly publication; monthly issue
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state