group; bunch; crowd; group
sense of values; values; value system
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
animated TV show; cartoon
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
the Van Allen (radiation) belt (layer)
timidity; cowardice; (lit.) courage of a flea
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
Zarathustra; Zarathushtra; Zoroaster
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
midfielder (soccer); medium frequency; MF; manual focus; microfinance
relation; connection; relevance
original (written) work (i.e. a new novel, play, music, etc.); newly written work; specially written work; writing (a new work) specially (for a publication, film, exhibition, etc.)
economic slump; economic stagnation; lackluster economy; stagnant economy; sluggish economy; slow economy
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
monthly publication; monthly issue
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
serialization; serialisation; serial story
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
planning; plan; project; arrangements
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director