to have one's horizons broadened
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
main text; original text; this book; this volume
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Nara Prefecture (Kinki area)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
horror film; horror movie
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
all of the United States; the whole of the USA; all of North and South America; the entire Americas
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
going downstream (in a boat)
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
library; book collection; paperback book
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
25th day of the month; 25 days
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)