Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
literary criticism or theory
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
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)
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
English(-language) literature; British literature
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
thorough; exhaustive; complete
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)