to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
true state; actual condition; reality
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
while alive; during one's lifetime
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
money-making; earning money
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
full-time lecturer; instructor
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
coursework completed without degree; withdrawal from a course having completed the coursework
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
change; transition; vicissitudes
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
abuse; misuse; perversion