article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
curiosity; inquisitiveness
written expression; writing
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
revision; amendment; alteration
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
start; beginning; first step; clue
influence; clout; leverage
emphasis; stress; main point; point of a lever where force is applied
(former) imperial university
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
degeneration; retrogression
government official; clerk
salary reduction; salary cut
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
information media; press; news organs
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
the people; citizens; the populace
justice; fairness; impartiality
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
what time; (lit.) which hour
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking