to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
narration; description of things and facts
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
government official; clerk
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
guess; conjecture; surmise
disgrace; humiliation; insult
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)