convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
transition from one epoch to another; change of era
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
translation and annotation; translation with notes; translator's notes
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
outline of history; essentials of history
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
creation; Creation (by God)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
excellent translation; fine translation
famous literary composition
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
crude; immature; unpolished
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
this sort of; this type of
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
nice; likeable; desirable
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
general idea; concept; notion
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
lucidity; intelligibility; perspicuity
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time