wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
author; writer; novelist; artist
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
all companies; each company
to congratulate; to celebrate
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
planning; project; plan; design
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
talk; dialogue; conversation
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
constant; steady; constant
February; second month of the lunar calendar
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
square (shape); square (open space); formal; methodical; square (tool)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Tokuma Shoten (publisher)
counter for books; volume
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
massing (of troops); gathering
change of title; retitling; changed title
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
library; book collection; paperback book
annual average; annual mean
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
war; fighting; fierce competition
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)