integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to be helpful; to be useful
to need; to call for; to require
author; writer; novelist; artist
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
emoticon; smiley; kaomoji
all you want; as much as one wants
voiced repetition mark in katakana
omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); end; conclusion; angular velocity
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
27th day of the month; 27 days
editor (in publishing, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
after death; posthumously
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
detective team; study group; club
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
this world; the present world
the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
main text; original text; this book; this volume
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Agatha Christie (English novelist; 1890-1976)
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
every month; each month; monthly
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization