to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
residing; living; dwelling
author; writer; novelist; artist
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
Aomori (city, prefecture)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
publishing house; publishing office
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
printing; impression; issue
information; news; report; reward; retribution
original text; source book; draft
date of issue or publication
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
without permission; without notice
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
alteration; falsification; faking
the public; general public
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
transfer; assignment; conveyance