storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
printing; impression; issue
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
publishing house; publishing office
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
flawless; absolute perfection
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
older brother; elder brother
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to make a lasting impression
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
classbook; yearbook; graduation album