university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
together; at the same time; same; identical
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
same generation; one's generation
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
debut work; one's first work
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
club activities; group activities
public and private; official and personal; government and people
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to make one's heart flutter
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
the West; the Occident; Western countries
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
author; writer; novelist; artist