roar of the sea; sound of waves
triangle; triangular shape
shellfish; seashell; shell
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
gem; jewel; precious stone
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
Lyon (France); Riom (France); Riyon
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
technique; art; skill; move
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
main text; original text; this book; this volume
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
January; first month of the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
serialization; serialisation; serial story
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
mystery writer; detective fiction writer; crime author
association; society; organization; organisation
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
Naoki Prize (literary award)