writing (e.g. as a profession)
wood-block printing; publication
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
depiction; description; portrayal
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
ardent; passionate; vehement
those present; attendance
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life