and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
collection of short stories; collected short stories
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
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
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
beginning; opening; start; outset
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
love story; romance; love affair
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
plans are but plans; the schedule is not decided
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to be kind to; to treat kindly
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon