to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
world; society; people; the public
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
collection of short stories; collected short stories
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
March; third month of the lunar calendar
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
chief; main; principal; important
unidentified flying object; UFO
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
woman; lady; adult female
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
Shibata Renzaburō (1917.3.26-1978.6.30)
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)