Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
high rice field; very fertile rice field
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
feces and urine; excreta; human waste
recommendation; referral; endorsement
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
finish; finishing; finishing touches
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
naturalization; naturalisation
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
the whole line; all lines; the whole ship
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
young girl; lass; adolescent female
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
highbrow; high-toned; transcendent; transcendental
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
fine view; beautiful sight
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?