elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
archeological; archaeological
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
BASIC (programming language)
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
study (of something); discussion; discourse
needless to say; it goes without saying
the West; the Occident; Western countries
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
specialization; specialisation
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
the same book; the said book; ibid.
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
memories; recollections; reminiscence
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
kitchen; financial situation
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground