saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)
boa (snake); boa (scarf); (tidal) bore
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
published book; printed book
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
ancient times; prehistoric times
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
high mountain; alpine mountain
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
citation at second remove; second hand citation
rule; government; administration
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story