last chapter (book, etc.)
motorization; motorisation
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
war; battle; match; game; competition
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
division (of company); operations department
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
young greens; young herbs
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
well-known; noted; celebrated
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
excellent idea; great insight; clearsightedness; penetration; wisdom
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
commerce; trade; business
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on