February; second month of the lunar calendar
every month; each month; monthly
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
serialization; serialisation; serial story
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
(committee) chairman; president
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
collection of short stories; collected short stories
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
murder; homicide; manslaughter
habitual offender; addict
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
extract; excerpt; selection
change of title; retitling; changed title
military service; conscription
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up