If It’s For My Sister, I’d Even Become The VillainessWould you become the villainess to save your beloved baby sister? That was the deal promised to Mio Satou by Shizuki Sakurazaka, heiress of the Sakurazaka Group, one of the most powerful conglomerates that dominate modern day Japan. The terms? Take her place in life. Survive three years at an elite academy where the progeny of tycoons and moguls roam, and in return, Shizuki will cure Mio’s terminally ill sister. ...

The Second-rate Villainess Has Become A First-rate Tsundere!Despite Mio’s best efforts to be heinous and despicable, she just can’t seem to erode the unwavering trust of her peers, who consistently see through her facade to the sincere intentions beneath. At this rate, her sister’s life hangs precariously in the balance. But it’s early days yet in her three-year-long villainistic venture. As the school year unfolds, the school sports day offers Mio a prime opportun...

Joyful Mending shows you how to repair and improve old items of clothing by turning tears and flaws into beautiful features.Simply by applying a few easy sewing, darning, felting, or crocheting techniques, as well as some sashiko and other favorite embroidery stitches, you can repair your favorite pieces in a transformative way.Along with her own philosophy of mindfullness and Wabi-Sabi mending, author Noriko Misumi teaches you how to:...

Mend, rethink, transform, recreate!Mending With Love shows you how to apply embroidery, patching, darning, felting, stamping and a little crochet to worn pieces of clothing or household items. Instead of stowing or throwing away damaged pieces that hold happy memories, you can employ these beautiful and sustainable ideas to give them a new life.With this book, you'll learn how to:Repair knitted and woven fabrics...

This shocking, boisterous novel was a runaway bestseller and award winner in Japan“Pressingly real . . . In these pages, you will find the lives of all of us”—Japan TimesSearingly honest and sexually explicit, So We Look to the Sky is a novel told in five linked stories that begin with an affair between a student, Takumi, and a woman ten years his senior. Their scandalous liaison, which the woman's husband makes public by ...

"...I was interested in your body from the start." To prep for his role in his next movie, the young actor Suga visits a tattoo parlor where he meets Hariya the tattooist. Though he knows it's for taking his measurements, Suga's body burns with passion at Hariya's seductive touches and gaze soaking up every inch of him. Then, as if teasing him, Hariya pushes Suga down, saying "I just had to touch you to be sure in the end." Mouth violated by Hariya's hot lips and cold tongue piercing, Suga...

"I hadn't planned for this, but… I couldn't help myself after seeing your sexy expression." Tomoe, an office worker, finally gets the chance to see his favourite pink movie on the big screen at a local theater. But just as he takes his seat, a man blocks his view to proposition him like it's a cruising spot! While he's lost for words, an attractive young man named Kumano comes to his rescue! While they're chatting alone in the bathroom, they catch snippets of the movie's audio through the ...

"I'm going to be the worst boyfriend ever..." A chaotic gay rom-com featuring an overbearing, goofy guy and his talented, soon-to-be-toxic friend! When Rui starts getting stalked, his friend Daiya suggests a bizarre plan: pretend to be such an awful boyfriend that the stalker loses interest. From shopping trips to mock dates, Rui dives into the role—and his hidden talents for being toxic start to shine! He makes Daiya pay, insults him with a smile… and to Daiya's surprise, he finds himself...

The purpose of this book is to help semiconductor inspection equipment users and manufacturers understand what nano dimensional standards are used to calibrate their equipment and how to employ them effectively. Reviewing trends and developments in nanoscale standards, the book starts with an introductory overview of nanometrological standards before proceeding to detail pitch standard, step height, line width, nano particle size, and surface roughness. This book is essential for users mak...

Noelle is a young woman with freckles on her face who hides her face with a hat. Her fiance, Jacques, breaks off the engagement because of her appearance, which he considers gloomy. She is in the depths of despair, but her heart is saved when a maid brings her a street vendor's hat. Noelle is so moved by the hat's beauty that she goes to the stall to meet the maker. There she meets the hat maker, Flynn. At first glance, he seems to be just a young man, but in fact he has a big secret...?

"I hadn't planned for this, but… I couldn't help myself after seeing your sexy expression." Tomoe, an office worker, finally gets the chance to see his favourite pink movie on the big screen at a local theater. But just as he takes his seat, a man blocks his view to proposition him like it's a cruising spot! While he's lost for words, an attractive young man named Kumano comes to his rescue! While they're chatting alone in the bathroom, they catch snippets of the movie's audio through the ...

Nanami dreams of falling in love with a prince... And she's 29. She finds fulfillment in love through fantasizing about Yuhi, her favorite character from a love simulation game. One day, while out at a pub with her friends from work, she meets Minato -- a college student who is the spitting image of Yuhi... but then Minato calls Nanami a middle-aged hag. "What a shame, with that personality your stunning visuals amount to nothing. I know -- I'll fix that worthless personality of his and ge...