original text; source book; draft
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
on the occasion of; at the time of
action of making something; -ification
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
library; book collection; paperback book
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
author; writer; novelist; artist
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
young and energetic; up-and-coming
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
senior high school; high school
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
Saitama (city, prefecture)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
to be pleased with; to suit
softly; mildly; gently; politely
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
in case of; at that time; at this time
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking