copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
food and drink; eating and drinking
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
technical book; specialized book; treatise
literature; books (reference); document
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
research; study; investigation
king; king; king (chess piece)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
welcome; (warm) reception
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
sake brewer; sake brewery
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
person of letters; literary person
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
Bokusui Wakayama (1885-1928; poet)
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of