twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
background research; research into the period
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
rise and fall; ups and downs
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
egosearching; egosurfing; self-googling
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
observational humour; observational comedy
selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
in case of; at that time; at this time
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby