being very talented and intelligent; talented and intelligent person
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
poor piece of work; rubbish; one of my works
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
soup made from boiling leftover fish scraps; fishhead soup
12th anniversary of one's death
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
company that treats its employees well; company supporting a good work-life balance
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
award for distinguished service
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
shopping street in the precincts of a shrine (temple)
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
one's impressions after reading a book
history of one's love affairs
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
strike while the iron is hot
virtuous cycle; virtuous circle
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
big splash; big response; major repercussions
pre-ejaculate; pre-ejaculatory fluid; Cowper's fluid; pre-cum
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
readership; target audience (of a magazine)