first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
(someone else's) daughter
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly