name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
pure heart; naivete; innocence
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
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
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
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
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)
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
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate