will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
absorption; suction; attraction
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
two times; twice; two degrees
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
fresh verdure; new green leaves
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
serialization; serialisation; serial story
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
Naoki prize (literary award)
(written) work; book; writings