one's house; one's home; one's family
level; standard; water level
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
piece of evidence; evidence
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
medical science; medicine
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing
collection of books; (personal) library
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
journal; magazine; periodical
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
Suzuki Miekichi (1882.9.29-1936.6.27)
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
cooperation; collaboration
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
children's story; fairy tale
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
children's song; nursery rhyme
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
Kitahara Hakushuu (1885-1942)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
suspension of publication
reissue; putting back in print
to read in succession (e.g. by many readers)
Tsubota Jouji (1890.3.3-1982.7.7)
Niimi Nankichi (1913.7.30-1943.3.22)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon