expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
even if; even though; however; no matter how
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
publication after securing subscriptions
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
official announcement; proclamation
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
had better ...; had better not ...
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
student in a higher grade; upperclassman