study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
westward trip; trip to the West
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
large number (of); many; majority
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
Iwaya Sazanami (1870.7.4-1933.9.5)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
association; society; organization; organisation
(written) work; book; writings
opinion; point of view; visual point
assistant professor; associate professor
Kawamura Gakuen Woman's University
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)