association of like-minded people
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
pupil; student; schoolchild
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
living alone; solitude; solitary life
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
Miyatake Gaikotsu (1867.2.22-1955.7.28)
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
daily publication; daily issue
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
before the gate; in front of the gate
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
Hagiwara Yuusuke (1897.3.28-1979.1.29)
lodging in the same place
establishment (of religious teachings); formulation
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
going to or leaving school
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon