selfish; self-centred; egotistical
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
man of the hour; woman of the hour
small fraction; small proportion
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to forget completely; to leave behind
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
writing life; period of life spent writing
strong opposition; vehement opposition
disinheritance; disowning
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
right (to do something); authority; power
very busy (person or thing)
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
progress; being under way
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
production (e.g. play); direction
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood