before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
soar (e.g. in price); jump; boom; sudden ride
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
script; screenplay; scenario
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
site; point on a map; spot
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
easy to read; legible; clear
author; writer; novelist; artist
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
very interesting; of great interest
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
establishment (of a business); founding
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era