date of issue or publication
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
uroboros; ouroboros (image of a serpent or dragon swallowing its own tail)
commencing with; including
Double Cross (role-playing game)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
library; book collection; paperback book
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
(written) work; book; writings
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
residing; living; dwelling
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
hyuganatsu (species of citrus, Citrus tamurana)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
but; however; provided that
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
in the same way as; just like
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
useful thing; usable article
like a decent person; human
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
free time; time at leisure
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing