original text; source book; draft
printing; impression; issue
on the occasion of; at the time of
action of making something; -ification
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
library; book collection; paperback book
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to become dim; to become blurred
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to become distant; to recede
self-consciousness; self-awareness
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to flare up; to burst into flames
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe