appointment on trial (probation); provisional appointment
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
one's post; place of work; workplace
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to lose heart; to lose motivation
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
literary world; literary circles
youthful; young; young-looking
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
to overflow from something full
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
Nobel Prize in Literature
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
written description of one's thoughts
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
at a moment's notice; readily