February; second month of the lunar calendar
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
trouble; bother; annoyance
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
last scene (e.g. of a movie); closing scene
parting; separation; farewell
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
subscriber; reader; admirer
library; book collection; paperback book
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
birth; creation; formation
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
repechage; revival series
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
nostrils; wings of the nose
to come to mind; to pop into one's head