to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
absorption; suction; attraction
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
first part; first volume; prequel
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
danger; peril; hazard; risk
peace and quiet; safe and peaceful; tranquil and uneventful
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
something small; something petty; trifle
Murou Saisei (1889.8.1-1962.3.26)
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
complete works; complete collection; complete series
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
megacompetition; mega-competition
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
property; fortune; means; assets
income; receipts; revenue
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty