sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hard to get; hard to come by
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to finish reading; to read through
prevention; precaution; protection against
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
new and old; incoming and outgoing
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
new book; unused book; newly-published book
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
new book; new publication
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
department store; department
to chase; to run after; to pursue
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
bhava (becoming, existence)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
personality; character; individuality; personhood
phases of the age (times)