poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
complete works; complete collection; complete series
Sōseki; Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
Ōgai; Ōgai Mori (1862.2.17-1922.7.9; novelist, poet, translator and Army Surgeon general officer)
pure literature; belles-lettres
to win the prize; to win the ring
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
primer; introductory book; (beginner's) guide
high; noble; refined; advanced
library; book collection; paperback book
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
color page (e.g. in a manga); colored page
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
extract; excerpt; selection
other; another; over; more than; I; me
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)