death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
modular bath; prefabricated bath
anthology; selection of books
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
existence; possession; having; limited company
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
complete works; complete collection; complete series
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
high steward; grand master
district; section; sector
quotation; citation; reference