volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
Shibata Renzaburou (1917.3.26-1978.6.30)
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
woman; lady; adult female
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
unidentified flying object; UFO
chief; main; principal; important
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
March; third month of the lunar calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
collection of short stories; collected short stories
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
world; society; people; the public
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known