raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
near oneself; close to one; familiar
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
foreign; abroad; overseas
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
The Sea of Fertility (tetralogy by Mishima)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
spring snow (usu. large snowflakes)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
boot camp for new recruits (conducted by Japan's Self-Defence Force)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
second division; secondary division
runaway horse; galloping horse
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
inspector general; commissioner
self-determination; suicide
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision