negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
literary criticism or theory
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
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; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
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 ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
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
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
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 mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
English(-language) literature; British literature
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
thorough; exhaustive; complete
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring