light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
service center; call center
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
on the occasion of; at the time of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
first part; first volume; prequel
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen