samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
murder; killing; murderer
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
joint authorship; co-authorship; collaboration; joint work
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
writing something on commission; newly written text
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
book-cover design; picture on the cover of a book
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
tenth day of the month; ten days
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
original text; source book; draft
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
publishing house; publishing office
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
copyright holder; copyright owner
and (also); both ... and; as well as
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
alteration; falsification; faking