stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
children's literature; juvenile literature
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
(a) study (e.g. in music, art, sculpture, etc.); etude; practice piece
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
same generation; one's generation
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
debut work; one's first work
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
club activities; group activities
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to make one's heart flutter
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
to be performed (on the stage); to be in the limelight
the West; the Occident; Western countries
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
influence; effect; impact