setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
author; writer; novelist; artist
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
name; given name; first name
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
existence; being; presence
business world; business circles; (the) industry
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
myself; yourself; I; me; you
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
even though; despite; when
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
just the other day; quite recently
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)