"Smiles of Civilization" Senryu (13) 〽 You cannot shut a door against people's eyes: The Newspaper
〽 |Newspaper |Civilization's |Country's |Sentimental Novel
〽 So, |Run |Run and run, |Reporter
* "Reporter" refers to a newspaper journalist. "A reporter is a seed-gatherer for the newspaper." Reference: "Introduction to Writing: Explaining the Vague Vol. 2", "New Selection of Beginner's English-Japanese Dictionary (News-monger)", "Complete English-Japanese and Japanese-English Dictionary, January 1886 (Reporter)" (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
〽 A girl whose |name |appeared in the newspaper, |I want to see her
〽 Even to the deaf, it is heard immediately: The Newspaper
* "Deaf" refers to a person who is hard of hearing. |Deaf. Reference: "Great Japanese Dictionary Vol. 3 (Deaf)" (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
〽 You cannot |shut a |door against people's eyes: The Newspaper
〽 To one's |hometown, |brocade to decorate: The Newspaper
* "Newspaper" (written with different kanji) is the same as newspaper.
* "You cannot shut a door against people's eyes" is a play on the proverb "You cannot shut a door against people's mouths."
〽 The |current |Enma's ledger is the newspaper
〽 When there is |time, |cleaning the |wax from one's |ears: The Newspaper
〽 |Contributors, |miscellaneous reports, read them |later first
* Reference: Regarding newspapers published in the Meiji era
"Newspaper Compilation Meiji Chronicle Vol. 1 (List of Newspapers Included in the Meiji Chronicle)" (National Diet Library Digital Collections)
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