club activities; group activities
public and private; official and personal; government and people
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
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); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
rereading; reading again; reading a single kanji twice (with different pronunciations) in kanbun
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
author; writer; novelist; artist
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
comfort; consolation; diversion
to subsist; to keep on living
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration