good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
living by oneself; living alone
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
author; writer; novelist; artist
a few years ago; some years back
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
gender; distinction of sex; sex
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)