like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
rare; extraordinary; singular
(full-length) novel; long novel
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858)
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
Kanō school (of Japanese painting)
Rimpa school (of painting, 17th-early 20th century)
Maruyama school of Japanese painting (Edo-Meiji period)
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
painter; artist; illustrator
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
modernization; modernisation
popularization; popularisation
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
Yukio Mishima (1925.1.14-1970.11.25)
Okamoto Tarō (1911.2.26-1996.1.7)
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
value system; set of values
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
temple; shrine; sanctuary