to be busy at work; to work diligently
daini (type of playing cards)
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
keep (it) steady (after a turn); understood; alright
special issue; extra issue; special number
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
cold sleep; suspended animation
prefix used to strengthen a derogatory adjective
roar; sound made by monsters
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
parallel world; parallel universe
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
book making (binding, publishing)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without