being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
comic books; comics; comic; comical
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
expression; presentation; representation; notation
library; book collection; paperback book
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
curious; strange; unusual
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
debut work; one's first work
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
indeed; really; truly; very much
leaping through time; time travel
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
family; members of a family
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing