study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
new edition; new compilation; new formation (of a force, unit, etc.); new organization
complete works; complete collection; complete series
included (in a publication); carried; printed
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
literary criticism or theory
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
independent; responsible; active; subjective
to affect; to impact; to influence
research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)
materials; data; document
future years; in (one's) later years
first time; first; initial
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
publish; start (new) publication
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
ninth day of the month; nine days
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
on the way back; returning
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
same as above; ditto; ibid.
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
mentioning later; discussing below