study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
(United States of) America; USA
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
illustrated book; picture book
Kyoto National Museum of Modern Arts; National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
spring day; spring sunlight
The Asahai Shimbun Company
headquarters; head office; main office