成長小説 せいちょうしょうせつ novel of formation (education); novel of character development; novel which traces the intellectual, moral, spiritual or social development of a young person; Bildungsroman n yoji Advanced ➥
消長盛衰 しょうちょうせいすい prosperity and decay; rise and fall; ebb and flow; vicissitudes (of fortune) n yoji Advanced ➥