final issue; last issue of a publication
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
quotation; referring to precedent
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
photostat; photographic plate; photogravure
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
supplement; addendum; appendix
quantitative; concerning the quantity
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
human relations; personal relationships
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
finishing writing, work, etc. at a stroke (stretch); knocking something off without a break
Sect Shintō; group of folk religious sects, as opposed to State Shintō and later Shrine Shintō
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
pre-war days; before the war
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to trace; to inquire into
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy