slight; insignificant; small
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
devoted; self-sacrificing
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
deceased; late; dead; departed
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
serialization; serialisation; serial story
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
material; materials; data; information; documents
Joseph; Josef; Jozef; Josephs
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
library; book collection; paperback book
translation into Japanese