beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
highly (renowned, praised, reputed, etc.)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
the people; the public; the world
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
fuse; pilot light; cause (of a war, argument, revolt, etc.); origin; trigger
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
study; library; den; home office; reading room
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
author; writer; novelist; artist
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
phantom; vision; illusion
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
large number (of); many; majority
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)