the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
clarification; definition
present-day science; modern science
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
meeting hall; assembly hall
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
history of; experience of
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
attendance; presence; appearance
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
(written) work; book; writings
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
Wood Tiger (51st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
on the way back; returning
oral tradition; legend; folklore
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
although I say; although one might say; although called
reprint; reprinting; second edition