the same grade; same class
school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
fresco; mural; wall painting
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
medical science; medical department
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
preparatory course; preparatory department
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
Buddhist; researcher of Buddhism
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
coexistence; living together
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
university lecturer; college lecturer
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen
young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
Kindaichi Kyousuke (1882.5.5-1971.11.14)