November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
counter for books; volume
to publish a book; to put out a book
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
forcibly; by force; against one's will
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
stealthily; secretly; in secret
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
library; book collection; paperback book
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to crawl towards; to creep up to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot