replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
cannot be compared with; no match for
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full
bad debt; nonperforming loan
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
aggravated breach of trust
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
job hunting; job searching
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
ostentation; show; affectation
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
electronic edition; online edition
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
the first and second; a few
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
action of making something; -ification
on the occasion of; at the time of
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
old house; deserted house
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)