friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
shellfish; seashell; shell
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
counter for books; volume
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)