publication; issue; launching (a publication)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
premiere; first showing; release (film)
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
4th day of the month; four days
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
clear profit; net income; net profit
enterprising man; businessman; industrialist
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
literary world; literary circles
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
cannery; canning factory; canning plant
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)
praise and censure; public criticisms
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
in the following manner; as follows
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
transfer; switching over; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
debt collection; debt collector
just past noon; afternoon
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
cruel creditor; bill collector; dun