限界｛げんかい｝、出発点｛しゅっぱつてん｝、辺ぴな場所｛ばしょ｝ This is just a jumping-off [stepping-off] point. The real work will come later. これはただの出発点です。本当の仕事はこれからです。
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although this document has such a complicated compilation process that some articles in written copies are somewhat incorrect , this is still the only trustworthy collection of ukiyo-e artist biographies , and this book is regarded as a jumping-off point of ukiyo-e research . 成立経過が錯綜しており、写本の中には記事が混乱しているものもあるが、唯一の信頼すべき浮世絵師伝集で、浮世絵研究の出発点をなす。
