compilation; editing; recording
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
March; third month of the lunar calendar
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to finish reading; to read through
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
personal; individual; private
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
major earthquake; large earthquake
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
armed forces; military; troops
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(being) worth seeing; impressive
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene