success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
commerce; trade; business
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
writing (e.g. as a profession)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
general idea; concept; notion
yearned for; longed for; missed
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
cartoon characters; anime characters
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
memories; recollections; reminiscence
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)