author; writer; novelist; artist
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
together; mutually; fellow
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
descendant; posterity; offspring
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
short short (story); flash fiction
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
one's later years; final years (in life)
one's own work; making by oneself
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
you could say; you might say; verging on the
medicine manufacture; drug manufacture
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
businessman; industrialist