tobei-go Asahi Shinbun kisha to shite tenpitsu o [furuu]write (wield a pen) as a reporter for The Asahi Shimbun

zekkai no kotōisolated island

tezukuri ryōrihomemade food

saigo made byōki to tatakai nagara zetsumei shitaFighting with the illness until the last moment, he passed away.