peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
fragmentary thoughts; random thoughts
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
nihonjinron; theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
leading; guiding; commanding
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
due form; official; formality
All-Campus Joint Struggle League; student group active at universities throughout Japan between 1968 and 1969
premiere; first showing; release (film)
celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
defense; defence; protection
novel idea; strange theory
stringing a bow; person who strings bows; crescent moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
eastern part; the east (of a region)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
supplement; supplementary volume
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing