serialization; serialisation; serial story
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
novel; story; (work of) fiction
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
gratitude; thanks; apology
to have the privilege of doing
chafing; sore; scrape; scratch; mark; rub
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress