creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
active; dynamic; energetic
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
to have time free; to have time to spare
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
leaving everything up to someone else
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
outside of one's area of expertise
fortune-telling; divination
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
no matter how much time passes
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to be born; to come into the world
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to carry out one's mission
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...