liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
at; in; at; when; by; with
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
major subject; special study
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
(Australian) Aborigine; Aboriginal Australian
research; study; investigation
Kagawa Nutrition University
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Kawamura Gakuen Woman's University
professor; teaching; instruction
(written) work; book; writings
children's literature; juvenile literature
association; society; organization; organisation
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
mountain range; mountain system
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
Iwaya Sazanami (1870.7.4-1933.9.5)
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; tree tumbo (Welwitschia mirabilis)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
large number (of); many; majority
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure