gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
(written) work; book; writings
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star; UGM-27 Polaris (nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
postgraduate course; graduate course
Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
author; writer; novelist; artist
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
study; research; investigation
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
plants and animals; flora and fauna