printing; impression; issue
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
fifth day of the month; five days
library; book collection; paperback book
original text; source book; draft
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
multiplication table; times table
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to make a speech; to address
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to rain incessantly; to downpour
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
as before; as ever; as it was originally
before the gate; in front of the gate
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
contract; compact; agreement
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to appease; to suppress; to calm
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
poisoning; kill by poison
to burst (open); to break; to split
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors