talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
folklore studies; folkloristics
Yanagita Kunio (1875.7.31-1962.8.8)
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
book catalogue; book catalog; card catalogue; card catalog
racial discrimination; racism
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
loud voice; high-pitched voice
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
notice; notification; report; posting
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
training center; training centre
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
humanities; social sciences; liberal arts
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple