original text; source book; draft
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
on the occasion of; at the time of
action of making something; -ification
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
to write from top to bottom; to write out (at a stretch); to write without a pause; to rewrite classical Chinese in Japanese word order
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
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
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
chief; main; principal; important
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
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
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)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing