fall of the curtain; end of an act; end; ending; close
sudden death; unexpected death
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
contemporary novel; modern novel
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
to sniff out; to get wind of
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
date (year, month and day)
24th day of the month; 24 days
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
calamity; disaster; misfortune
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to gaze out at; to look out over
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
instead; but (on the other hand)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
folding into four; quarto
rubber band; elastic band
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
brown; light brown; tawny
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering