publisher; publishing house; publishing company
personal funds; one's own money; self-funding
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
smallish; on the small side
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
main shrine; inner sanctuary
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
leaving everything up to someone else
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
second edition; additional printing
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
performance of one's official duties
to hold something reverently with both hands
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
large screen (TV, film, etc.)
censorship; inspection; examination
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
having one's face revealed; having one's face seen
live coverage; on-the-spot telecast
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft