activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
comprehensive evaluation; over-all judgment; general comment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to miss a chance; to fail to do
sincere; earnest; serious
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
change; metamorphosis; transformation
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
the first and second; a few
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
school building; schoolhouse
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Naoki prize (literary award)
lucky day; auspicious day
made-to-order; custom-made
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
book with the look and layout of a magazine
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)
quotation; citation; reference
indicate reason; infers some protest
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
compilation; editing; recording
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days