river; stream; River; the ... river
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
daily publication; daily issue
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
anthology; selection of books
Think and Grow Rich (1937 book by Napoleon Hill)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
rise and fall; ups and downs
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
divine tree or island east of China; Fusang; Japan; Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
island in a pond or river
television program; TV program
Japan Ethological Society
National Museum of Nature and Science