literary art; literary activity; writing
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
control; management (e.g. of a business)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
physical or manual labor; physical or manual labour
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
young literary enthusiast
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
literary profession; writing
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
inner structure; internal anatomy
adviser; advisor; consultant
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
table of contents; contents
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
continuous; sustained; sustainable; durable; persistent
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
article; news story; report; account
anonymity; using an assumed name
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge