literary world; literary circles
commentary on current events
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
indirection; indirectness
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
distance travelled; mileage
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
the literary world; literary circles
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
February; second month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
Bungei Shunju (publisher); Bungei Shunju (magazine)
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
original text; source book; draft
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation