The master of the sake shop changes direction

Question 1

位置（いち）

Answer 1

• place; position; location​ (N/Sv)
• position; standing; status; situation​ (N)

久米郡の北に位置する中学に入学する。
He enrolled in a middle school located in the north of Kume-gun.

Question 2

転進（てんしん）

Answer 2

• changing direction; changing course (N/Sv)

志茂太郎が酒店主人から豪華な本の出版人へ転身しました。
Shimo Tarō changed his career from being the master of a sake shop to being a publisher of luxury books.

Question 3

発端（ほったん）

Answer 3

• origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning (N/Sv)

この本は地方版に載った新聞記事が発端になった。
This book began as a newspaper article that appeared in a regional paper.

Question 4

とりあげる

Answer 4

• to pick up
• to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to report (news); to cover; to feature​

記事は、岡山県の歴史民俗資料館で開催中の「印刷今昔」展をとりあげた。
The article covered the “Printing Now and Then” exhibition which was being held at the Museum of History and Folklore in Okayama Prefecture.

Question 5

開通（かいつう）

Answer 5

• opening/reopening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services​ (N/Sv)

岡山・津山口間に鉄道が開通していた。
A railway opened its services between Okayama and Tsuyama.

Question 6

最寄り（もより）

Answer 6

• nearest; closest [N/Ano]

もよりの駅から汽車通学したものと思われる。
It is thought that he travelled to school by train from his nearest station.

Question 7

同窓会（どうそうかい）

Answer 7

• alumni association

Question 8

名簿（めいぼ）

Answer 8

• list of names

Question 9

町村合併
（ちょうそん・がっぺい）

Answer 9

• merger of towns and villages

町村合併をめまぐるしく繰りかえした地区なのである。
It is an area that has experienced a rapid succession of town and village mergers.

Question 10

醸造（じょうぞう）

Answer 10

• brewing (N/Sv)

Question 11

酒販（しゅはん）

Answer 11

• liquor trade (N)

酒販会社に入社する。
He entered a liquor trading company.

Question 12

生家（せいか）

Answer 12

• house where one was born; one’s parents’ house (N)

Question 13

予め（あらかじめ）

Answer 13

• in advance; beforehand (Adv)

「書窓」は、予め会員をつのる限定出版だった。
Shosō was a limited edition journal that attracted its readers in advance of publication.

Question 14

載せる（のせる）

Answer 14

• to publish (an article)

恩地と志茂は、造本や出版に関する色々な随筆や記事を載せた。
Onchi and Shimo published various articles and essays relating to book making and publishing.

Question 15

載る（のる）

Answer 15

• to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded; to be reported; to be covered (by a newspaper etc.)

この本は地方版に載った新聞記事が発端になった。
This book began as a newspaper article that appeared in a regional paper.

Question 16

創業者（そうぎょうしゃ）

Answer 16

• founder

志茂太郎はアオイ書房を１９３５年に創業した。
Shimo Tarō founded Aoi Shobō in 1935.

起業者（きぎょうしゃ）

Question 17

一式（いっしき）

Answer 17

• complete set; all; everything

木版やハケ、バレンなどの道具一式、（略）鉛の活字
a complete set of woodblocks, brushes, baren, (…) and lead printing type

Question 18

報じる（ほうじる）

Answer 18

• to inform; to report

Question 19

限定出版（げんていしゅっぱん）

Answer 19

• limited edition publication

Question 20

一定（いってい）

Answer 20

• to fix; to settle; to standardize; to regularize​ [Sv]
• constant; definite; uniform; defined; certain; prescribed​ [N/Ano]

そのページ数は毎号一定ではなく（…）
Its length in pages differed each issue (…)

Question 21

ずれ込む（ずれこむ）

Answer 21

• to drag on; to be delayed [intr.]

それに伴い六冊分を一巻とする期間がずれこんだりした。
At the same time, the period in which six issues were made into one volume was delayed.

Question 22

負う（おう）

Answer 22

• to be indebted to; to owe (someone)
• to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, a burden, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.)

「書窓」がまったく志茂の個人的な作業に負っていた。
Shosō was completely indebted to Shimo’s personal work.

Question 23

折に触れ（おりにふれ）

Answer 23

• at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally

おりにふれ夢二にまつわる記事を載せる。
At every opportunity, they published articles relating to Yumeji.

Question 24

連載（れんさい）

Answer 24

• serialisation; serial story [N/Sv/Nno]

「夢二回想」を十回にわたって連載した。
The ‘Yumeji Reminiscences’ was serialised over 10 issues.

Question 25

元々（もともと）

Answer 25

• from the start; originally
• none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)​

もともと夢二のファンであった志茂
Shimo, who had been a fan from the outset

Question 26

遺稿集（いこうしゅう）

Answer 26

• posthumous collection of manuscripts

Question 27

間口（まぐち）

Answer 27

• (shop) frontage [N]

Question 28

新井

Answer 28

Arai (Tokyo)

Question 29

荻窪

Answer 29

Ogikubo (Tokyo)

Question 30

安泰（あんたい）

Answer 30

• peace and security

Question 31

奥行き（おくゆき）

Answer 31

• depth; length [N]

Question 32

構え（かまえ）

Answer 32

• structure; posture [N]

Question 33

敷地（しきち）

Answer 33

• site; plot; lot; grounds​ [N]

Question 34

あとで述べるように

Answer 34

• As will be discussed later [expr.]

Question 35

転居（てんきょ）

Question 36

以後（いご）

Answer 36

• after this; from now on; hereafter
• thereafter; since (then); after [after demon., V-te]

Question 37

疎遠（そえん）

Answer 37

• estrangement [N/Sv]

Question 38

見送る（みおくる）

Answer 38

• to see someone off; to escort somebody [V trns]
• to follow something with one’s eyes until it is out of sight [V trns]
• to pass up an opportunity; to shelve a plan; to postpone [V trns]
• to take care of someone until they die; to have someone close to you die [V trns]

Question 39

外遊（がいゆう）

Answer 39

foreign travel​

Question 40

発つ（たつ）

Answer 40

to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start

Question 41

波止場（はとば）

Answer 41

wharf; jetty; landing-stage; quay

Question 42

療養所（りょうようじょ）

Answer 42

sanatorium

Question 43

催事（さいじ）

Answer 43

a special event

Question 44

挿話（そうわ）

Answer 44

anecdote; side story; an aside; story within a story

Question 45

主宰（しゅさい）

Answer 45

superintendence; supervision; leadership

Question 46

頒布（はんぷ）

Answer 46

distribution; circulation

Question 47

ぐるみ

Answer 47

(together) with; -wide; including​