low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
contract marriage; marriage by contract
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
library; book collection; paperback book
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
(written) work; book; writings