to watch over; to watch attentively
book for novices; general introduction to a subject
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
counter for books; volume
Nakamura Masanao (1832.6.24-1891.6.7)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
annual publication; year of publication
heaven helps those who help themselves
belief; faith; conviction
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
example; illustration; precedent
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
several people; a few people
talk; story; conversation
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
interested person; volunteer; supporter
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
anthology (of poems); florilegium
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
history of a nation; Japanese history