to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
counter for books; volume
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
new book; new publication
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
signing; autograph session
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
general public; the masses
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
day after day; day by day
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
(clenched) fist; knuckles
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously