leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
I can't find the words to thank you; I can never thank you enough
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
impassioned speech; fervent speech
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
Yumeno Kyūsaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)
short story; short film; short poem
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
Tsutsui Yasutaka (1934.9-)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
Chiba Shin'ichi (1939.1.23-)
film critic; movie critic
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
critic; reviewer; commentator
routine work; everyday work
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
young woman who uses the usually male first person pronoun "boku"
inheritance; something given or received
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
(point of) similarity; resemblance
debut work; one's first work