female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
as a child; when one was a child
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
Higashino Keigo (1958.2.4-)
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
for the first time in one's life
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to finish reading; to read through
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
author; writer; novelist; artist
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
stimulating; exciting; provocative
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
murder; killing; murderer
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation