kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be born; to come into the world
to mark the end; to spell the end
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
Bijutsu Shuppan-sha (publisher)
Mochizuki Mai (1980.6.30-)
residing; living; dwelling
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
one's house; one's home; one's family
library; book collection; paperback book
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
street of well-known stores
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class