swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
mountain range; mountain system
professor; teaching; instruction
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
being postponed; being shelved; being put on hold; putting in storage; thing put in storage
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
and so; therefore; for that reason
signing; autograph session
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
reprint; reprinting; second edition
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
process; course; mechanism
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
craftsman; skilled artisan
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
high reputation; your esteemed opinion
work style; way of working