As the plum rainy season enters, even on a rare sunny day, the air is still filled with moisture. Coupled with the high temperature in summer, people can't help but feel like they are in a steamer.

Even so, I still have to wear a suit when I go to Kaandanshe. This made Shimizu Tsuku sigh that the so-called "traditional" is more stubborn than the weather that comes as promised every year.

After feeling the refreshingness brought by the air conditioner in the corridor, Qingmizu pushed open the door to the Japanese dictionary class. In the office, all three except him were there.

The dictionary revision has been in place for a while, and the office is no longer the neat look he had when he first saw it. Linguistic books, dictionaries from other publishers, and relevant information collected from various places by Irie Heiichi and Ishii Shuya almost filled up all the space, and the temporary shelves were also shaky.

Even Sora Kamisaki, who had always been quite disgusted with this job, was holding a few folders to pretend. This made Shimizutsuki look at him more unexpectedly, but said nothing.

The sound of the door closing attracted Irie's attention. He raised his head from the pile of papers that were tall like a sharp castle, held his glasses, and took a few seconds to recognize the person.

"Qingmizu-kun, you are here. It's just right, let's have a meeting now."

He said it was a meeting but there was no decent conference room. Everyone just sat in their own seats, spreading out the notepad and looking at him.

As soon as Shimizu Tetsu took his seat, he heard him coughing and began to speak.

"During this period, we have sorted out previous letters from readers, and the errors pointed out in them have been marked in the dictionary. In addition, we have collected five or six hundred new words, and have selected about 200 of them. We plan to include them in the next dictionary. We have to thank Kiyomizu for his efforts in this regard."

"Nothing, this is what I should have done."

Since I have received the money, I should complete the corresponding work. Although I have always adhered to this attitude, I still feel scared when I recalled the unexpected experiences I had during the collection of vocabulary.

Shaking his head to get rid of those unpleasant memories, Irie continued to introduce it there.

"…To this day, the preliminary preparations for the revision of the dictionary are almost done. Next, we will write the most important meaning of the word. Regarding this, we..."

"Wait," Shimizu Tetsu raised his hand with doubts, "IeSang, will the editor write the meaning of the lyrics be completed?"

"Generally speaking, that's how it is, what does Qingshui Jun think?"

Turning the dictionary at hand opens the cover, Shimizu Tsuki pointed to the names below the words "Writing Committee", and asked him, "I always thought it was the job of these experts and professors."

"This is the unfortunate part of the dictionary editor," Irie Heikawa put down the pen in his hand, and a helpless smile appeared on his loose face.

"In fact, experts are very busy and usually don't have much time to write the meaning of the word. Therefore, dictionary editors write a version first and then leave it to them for modification. Some words that are not accurate can be asked for advice."

"But in a dictionary, most of the interpretations you can see are thought of by editors. And it is impossible for experts to understand all the words, such as those popular among young people. At this time, the dictionary editor can only explain them."

"But in the eyes of the public, the experts above are always more eye-catching, and no one cares about the specific people who do things. Maybe this is what they look like."

Irie sighed and cheered up again.

"Sorry, I said some complaints."

Recording the relationship between the editor and the expert in his mouth, Shimizu Tetsu shook his head gently, "I have learned a lot from nothing."

Irie waved his hand and brought the topic back on track.

"In this revision, in addition to explaining the newly entered vocabulary, I am considering whether I can modify the explanations of some common vocabulary, and it is best to propose a completely different explanation from the dictionary in the market today... Kiyomizu, do you have any questions?"

Retracting his originally raised hand, Shimizu Tetsu held the pen and asked again: "Irie Sang, what does 'different explanation' mean?"

"What should I say about this..." Irie leaned against the back of the chair and spoke carefully. "Sometimes, although everyone knows the meaning of the word, there can be various statements, such as the word "right". Do you all understand its meaning?"

Shimizu Tetsuya thought for a while and nodded, "It's true."

"But if you really want to explain... Kiyomizu, what are you going to say?"

"Is the right in the direction? Well..." Shimizu Tetsu pondered for a moment and came up with an explanation, "The direction of the right hand side? No, so it is yourself to explain yourself. Then... the opposite side of the heart? No, there are people in the world with the heart on the right..."

Irie didn't speak, waiting for him to give the final answer.

The office was silent, Qingshuichi thought hard, and finally, he clapped his hands suddenly.

"Wait, I thought of... the side where the odd pages are on when I spread out the books!"

"Well..." Irie thought and nodded slowly, "This explanation is very good, but the statement we are using now is... wait a moment, I'll look for it."

“When writing ‘10’, the side where ‘0’ is.”

The voice came from the side. Shimizu Tetsuki looked over, which was Ishii who had been silent before. There was no dictionary in front of him, and his expression was as calm as if he was talking casually. In the opposite position, Kamisaki glanced at this side with the corner of his eyes, as if he was indifferent to all this.

"Oh, yes, that's it."

Irie put down the dictionary in his hand and continued to explain the topic just now.

"So you also understand that the same word meaning will have different opinions. The dictionary editing job is to find the more reasonable and more accurate one. This revision, I hope to reach this level in some vocabulary, that is, to a level more accurate than the dictionary on the market today."

"I understand," said Shimizu Tetsuya's thoughts a little more questions arise, "But this will take a lot of energy. Is it time to go?"

"About this, I have already explained that I have submitted the revised plan to the Dictionary Bureau. I can concentrate on thinking about the meaning of the word for at least half a year..."

He said, while supporting the desk and stood up from the chair.

"In theory, a normal revision doesn't need to be done to this extent. However, considering that the next revision is unknown, this time... may be the last chance for me to do something before retirement, so... please everyone!"

Faced with Irie's sudden deep bow, Kiyoshi Shizuki hurriedly got up and returned the gift. From the corner of his eyes, he saw that Kamisaki was actually bowing.

With his relationship with Irie and considering his disgust for this job, when Irie proposed to increase the workload to some extent, he did not object, which surprised Shimizu Tetsuya.

Can a person's personality undergo drastic changes in a short period of time?

Thinking of this, the few people had already sat down separately, and Irie continued to introduce the next work arrangements.

Kiyoshimizu looked at Kamisaki Satoshi on the side.

He was carelessly tilted on his seat, and although the paper and pen were spread out in front of him, there was a blank space. His eyes looked at the office with indifference, as if this had nothing to do with him. When Irie talked about the key point, a hint of ridicule flashed across his face.
Chapter completed!