to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
first month of the lunar calendar; January
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to have meaning; to be meaningful
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
editor (in publishing, etc.)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
(written) contract; agreement
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
exhibition; display; putting on show
galley; tray used for printing; galley proof
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel