light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
postwar period; period after Second World War
contemporary literature; modern literature
site; point on a map; spot
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
Suzuki Miekichi (1882.9.29-1936.6.27)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa); cock sorrel; sour dock
every month; each month; monthly
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
serialization; serialisation; serial story
second; number two; runner-up
humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
(committee) chairman; president