original text; source book; draft
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
writing something on commission; newly written text
to be intimate with; to befriend
generation; the world; the age
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
the same; the said; likewise
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
large number (of); many; majority
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
-less; lacking; non-existing
special award; special prize
copycat criminal; copycat crime
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble