to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
(written) work; book; writings
large number (of); many; majority
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
distinguished service; meritorious service
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
(police) detective; criminal matter
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
original text; source book; draft
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
publishing house; publishing office
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
copyright holder; copyright owner
and (also); both ... and; as well as
without permission; without notice
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
alteration; falsification; faking
the public; general public