to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
collaboration; joint work
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
original story; original version; this volume
wide difference; a world of difference
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
A Collection of Tales from Uji
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
talk; story; conversation
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
unpredictability; element of surprise
preface; foreword; introduction
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
dignity; majesty; sanctity
public holiday; celebration (of)
the whole world; the seven seas
death; the late; the deceased
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
first of all; first thing
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse