name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
chief; main; principal; important
monthly publication; monthly issue
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
after that; afterwards; thereafter
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
refinement; elegance; grace
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Libra (constellation); the Scales
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
life; living; I; me; student
image; figure; figure; form; image
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures