coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
January; first month of the lunar calendar
8th day of the month; eight days
literature; books (reference); document
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
great depth; bottomless; great height
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
Shimada Ritsuko (1968.7-)
gifted man; accomplished man
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director