outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
censorship; inspection; examination
8000; eight thousand; many
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk
same as above; ditto; ibid.
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
(United States of) America; USA; US
ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank