cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
anthology; collection of works
action of making something; -ification
on the occasion of; at the time of
to wash again; to reconsider
to need; to demand; to take; to require
collection of short stories; collected short stories
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
preface; foreword; introduction
to concern; to be related
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
woman; female; feminine gender
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
within the year; before the year is out
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
order; sequence; procedure
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
just because; even if; even though
to cut corners; to be shoddy
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
large truck; semi-trailer
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
outer gardens of Meiji Shrine
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour