small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
Yokoyama Mitsuteru (1934.6.18-2004.4.15)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
roll; rolling up; (bread) roll; roller; roll (of a ship, aircraft, etc.); roll film
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
massive response; huge reaction; big stir; sensation; major repercussions
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(of a kind) never to be seen again
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
manzai based on comic dialogue (as opposed to a skit)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
fried chicken (esp. American-style)
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth