deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
fairyland; never-never land
the literary world; literary circles
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
final performance; swan song; last act
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
associate editor; deputy editor
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
literary world; literary circles
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
original author (of a work)
convenience store lunch box
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to catch the eye; to attract attention
dry riverbed; river beach