cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
mission; delegation; transmission
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
journal; magazine; periodical
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
discovery; detection; finding
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
outline; summary; argument
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder