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