press; print shop; printing office
book making (binding, publishing)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
plastics; synthetic resins
throwaway; disposable; single-use
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
table of contents; contents
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
broiled eel (usu. mixed into rice)
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
switching over to; migration; transition
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to form a group; to form a bunch
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
hospitalization; hospitalisation
almost every day; almost daily
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
attendance; presence; appearance