Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
in the mountains; among the mountains
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
hometown; rural township (of China)
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
literary history; history of literature
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
various aspects; various phases
political measures; policy
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
number two; mistress; concubine
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
first time; first; initial
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
self denial; self control
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
journal; magazine; periodical
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
collation editing; proofreading and annotation
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.