careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
author; writer; novelist; artist
residing; living; dwelling
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
episode; anecdote; vignette
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tempura donburi; tempura served over a bowl of rice; (in comedy) repeating the same gag or silly line
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
writing something on commission; newly written text
digital versatile disc; DVD
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
collection of short stories; collected short stories
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
inattention; absent-mindedness
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
feminine; womanly; female
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
still; even now; to this day
to call each other; to call out to one another
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
to summon courage; to be brave
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear