song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
collection of short stories; collected short stories
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
revenge; having a second go (at something)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
yourself; himself; herself
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
life; living; I; me; student
first day of the month; the first of the month
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Libra (constellation); the Scales
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
refinement; elegance; grace
Wings (British-American rock band)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
cloud; (the) cloud; cloud computing; cloud service; crowd
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
(large) building; public building; hall
absent-mindedness; stupor; being stunned (e.g. by the news); devastation; fainting
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook