development; exploitation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Comic Market (semiannual self-published comic book convention); comiket; comic book market; comicbook market
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
witnessing; observing; sighting
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
every place; various places
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
recently; lately; these days
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
original story; original version; this volume