ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move; expert
University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw
the literary world; literary circles
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
debut work; one's first work
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
your company; your shrine
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
well-known; noted; celebrated
private affairs; personal matter
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
(your, his, her) daughter
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
troupe; theatrical company
separate case; another matter