babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to look away; to avert one's eyes
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
lightly; easily; carelessly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
rebirth; new birth; nascent
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
to relapse; to reassert; to review
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
stationery shop; a stationer
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
town; city; municipal; urban
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
around the world; throughout the world
derailment; digression; deviation
world history; international history