declaration; proclamation; announcement
to grow up; to become an adult
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
comparatively; relatively
torii; Shinto shrine archway
spring water; clear (pure) water
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
Nakajima Seinosuke (1938.3-)
Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
Takahashi Katsuhiko (1947.8-)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
library; book collection; paperback book
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Mochizuki Mai (1980.6.30-)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)