substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
cultivation of aesthetic sensibility; education in good taste
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
literary art; literary activity; writing
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
early on; earlier on; from early
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
every month; each month; monthly
anonymity; using an assumed name
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
manuscript; version; draft
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
one thin flat object; one sheet
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation