work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to pass (of time); to elapse
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
adds force or indicates command
same as above; ditto; ibid.
chapter one; first chapter
to become possible; to become able to (do)
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
you could say; you might say; verging on the
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
decimal point; radix point
ten; 10; ten years of age
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude