(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
weekly publication; weekly magazine
serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
author; writer; novelist; artist
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
already; now; no longer; not any more
you could say; you might say; verging on the
reading matter; reading material
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to sell off; to sell completely
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
express; special delivery
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
old couple; elderly couple
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove