custom; practice; convention; precedent
to hoist the national flag
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
(one's) youth; one's younger days
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
disclosure; exposure; revelation
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
firm; unshakeable; resolute
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
A Dark Night's Passing (novel by Shiga Naoya)
Koutoku Shuusui (1871-1911)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
humanism; humanitarianism
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
Toyoda Sakichi (1867.3.19-1930.10.30)
automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)
businessman; industrialist