to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
novelization; turning (a film script, manga, etc.) into a novel
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
host; landlord; innkeeper
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
environmental conservation
secretariat; executive office
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
Sadamoto Yoshiyuki (1962.1.29-)