episode; anecdote; vignette
private tutor; coach; governess
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
literature; books (reference); document
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
story of one's experiences
the same generation; coeval
curiosity; inquisitiveness
Japanese-style bookbinding
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
box for holding papers or stationery
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
duo (ancient Chinese bell with a clapper and a long handle); large wind bell
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
bell-shaped bronze vessel of Yayoi period
archeological excavation (archaeological)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
literary style; classical style
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
the reason is ...; it is because ...
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
God; god; ace; king; superior person
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
every place; various places