The Great Passage (2011 novel by Shion Miura, 2013 movie, 2016 animated TV series)
large number of words; (lit.) sea of words
Ootsuki Fumihiko (1847.12.22-1928.2.17)
to print; to publish; to begin to print
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
one's native language; one's mother tongue
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
revision; revised edition
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
government and municipal offices; public agencies
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
to make a phone call; to answer the phone
misprint; typographical error; typo
going west; heading westward
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
public institution; public organization; official body
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
revision (of text); alteration; change
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
press; print shop; printing office
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
a help; an aid; some assistance
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
to fulfill one's responsibilities
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
esophagus; gullet; esophageal