someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
15th day of the month; 15 days
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
invitation; introduction; temptation
that day; the very same day
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
indeed; really; truly; very much
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
way; method; means; (technical) specification
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
love affair; sensual pleasures
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
difficult to ...; hard to ...
particularly; only; in the case of
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally