image; figure; figure; form; image
to explain; to dispel doubts
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
(in Japan) 6th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G); sōjō mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
paternal line; father's side of the family
maternal line; mother's side of the family
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
human relations; personal relationships
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
Takahashi Kenji (1902.9.18-1998.3.2) (1970.6.5-)
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)