universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
as many (people) as possible
modern person; people of today
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
each individual; each person
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
addition; appendix; note; supplement
Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)
reduced-size printing; printing in a compact format
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
original text; source book; draft
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
and (also); both ... and; as well as
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
collation; examining and comparing
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
old character form; kyūjitai; traditional form of kanji used in Japan before 1946
new character form; shinjitai; simplified form of kanji used in Japan since 1946
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese); bound auxiliary; auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)
consideration; taking into account
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine