island in a pond or river
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
The Asahai Shimbun Company
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
wind-scattered dust; windblown sand; worldly affairs; cares of life
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
greenish gray; greenish grey
rise and fall; ups and downs
the Third Reich; Nazi Germany
same text; same wording; same script; same language