passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to need; to demand; to take; to require
book making (binding, publishing)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
failure; mistake; blunder
pre-war days; before the war
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
very interesting; of great interest
war; fighting; fierce competition
special ration; special bonus or dividend
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
anthology; collection of works
title; index; heading; headline; caption
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
moneylending; moneylender
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
fundraising; financing; cash flow
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious