reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
several years; a few years
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
Fukushima Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
doctor of Chinese (herbal) medicine
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
teaching of English; English teaching
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
investiture of the Crown Prince
news of someone's death; obituary
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be intimate with; to befriend
comparatively; relatively
(man's) father-in-law; father of one's wife
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious