nervousness; oversensitivity
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
hardcover book; hardback book
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
ultimate; final; last; eventual
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
indeed; really; truly; very much
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
all over Japan; throughout Japan
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years