storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
extra-high-speed Tōhoku-line Shinkansen
change of title; retitling; changed title
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
Bungeishunju (publishing company and magazine)
castle town; fortified town
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
shop; small store; business; firm
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar