launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
serialization; serialisation; serial story
Kitamura Toukoku (1868-1894)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
young greens; young herbs
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
Tokutomi Roka (1868.12.8-1927.9.18)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
one leaf; one page; one sheet; (arch.) one boat
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
island in a pond or river
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
Nakarai Tousui (1861.1.12-1926.11.21)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
continuation; succession; series
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to be infected; to be contagious
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
imitation of classical styles
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
joys and sorrows; happiness and sadness
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
Saitou Ryokuu (1868.1.24-1904.4.13)