infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
something that comes too late and is useless; like a chrysanthemum prepared for the ninth day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar for the Chrysanthemum festival but that blooms only on the tenth
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
illustrated news magazine; pictorial
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
plaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
appeal to a higher court; intermediate appeal
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
one's own work; making by oneself
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
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)