furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
original text; source book; draft
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
Bungei Shunju (publisher); Bungei Shunju (magazine)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
the literary world; literary circles
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
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
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
distance travelled; mileage
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
indirection; indirectness
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
commentary on current events
literary world; literary circles
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
clear; precise; definite; distinct