Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to have the privilege of doing
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
decayed leaves; russet; tawny; yellow-brown
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
tradition; legend; folklore
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Tottori (city, prefecture)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
narrator; storyteller; reciter
three generations; three periods; third generation
(full-length) novel; long novel
people; citizens; subjects; folk
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
second division; secondary division
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
debut work; one's first work
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
opinion; point of view; visual point
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
annals; chronicle; chronology
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)