to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
secret; private; surreptitious
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
residing; living; dwelling
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
library; book collection; paperback book
novel; story; (work of) fiction
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
change of title; retitling; changed title
revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
bolo (small, round cookie)
Kōchi Prefecture (Shikoku)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
spinal fluid; cerebrospinal fluid; brains; intelligence
violent explosion; bursting
river; stream; River; the ... river
first challenge; first try
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)