prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
fallen ears (of grain); gleanings
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
library; book collection; paperback book
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
one's later years; final years (in life)
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
Island; insula; island; islet
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
that day; the very same day
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis