while alive; during one's lifetime
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
like water; like it grows on trees
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to use up all one's strength; to die
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
counter for books; volume
to need; to demand; to take; to require
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
time axis; time basis; timeline
educational institution; school; academy; campus
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
intermediate frequency; interferon; impact factor (of an academic journal); interface; index fund
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
human relations; personal relationships