department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
department (faculty) of literature
Kwansei Gakuin University; Kansai Gakuin University
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
serialization; serialisation; serial story
the first and second; a few
library; book collection; paperback book
monthly publication; monthly issue
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
recovery; undoing; recall
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
being too late; losing one's final chance