circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
residing; living; dwelling
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
Mochizuki Mai (1980.6.30-)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
library; book collection; paperback book
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
Takahashi Katsuhiko (1947.8-)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
earthenware; pottery; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)
Nakajima Seinosuke (1938.3-)
titles omitted; (names listed) without honorifics
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
eat-in-kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room; dropkick (rugby)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
spring water; clear (pure) water
torii; Shinto shrine archway