shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
trouble; bother; annoyance
opinion; intention; thought
author; writer; novelist; artist
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
library; book collection; paperback book
official history; authorized history
annotation; explanatory note; comment
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
arts and sciences; liberal arts
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
counter for books; volume
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking