skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to have medicine be effective
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
department (faculty) of literature
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
(written) work; book; writings
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar