(in Japan) 12th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C sharp)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
change; transition; vicissitudes
rise and fall; ups and downs; waxing and waning; prosperity and decline; vicissitudes
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
innumerable; countless; numberless
novel; original; new; innovative
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
unheard-of; unprecedented
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
morning and evening; all the time
looking forward (to something); awaiting
look to (for help); look up to; reverence
craving; longing; thirsting
genetics; study of heredity
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
original story; original version; this volume
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)