beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
library; book collection; paperback book
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
Tanaka Mitsuhiko (1943.5-)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Kashiwashobou (publisher)
Fukuda Tsuneari (1912-1994) (critic and translator of Shakespeare into Japanese)