cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
called; known as; that; to say
library; book collection; paperback book
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Tsutsui Yasutaka (1934.9-)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965; author)
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
chief; main; principal; important
(written) work; book; writings
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
professor; teaching; instruction
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
large number (of); many; majority
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
after school (at the end of the day)
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)