feminine; womanly; female
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
present (brought by a visitor); gift
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
exactly as stated; verbatim
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
partly open; in half bloom
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
photocopy book; staplebound book
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
book making (binding, publishing)
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
press; print shop; printing office
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk