publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
handbook; instruction book; manual
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
award ceremony; prize-giving
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
unexpectedly; surprisingly
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
fashionable; stylish; chic
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
since; henceforth; ever since
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
jumping to a wrong conclusion
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
raison d'être; reason for being
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
street; quarter; district; area
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication