to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
before an event takes place
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
this (very thing); this precisely
popularization; popularisation
Kobayashi Takiji (1903-1933)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
be (that) as it may; having said that
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
killing time; staving off boredom
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
discussion; argument; debate
on the occasion of; at the time of
intellectuals; intelligentsia; educated class
limit; localize; localise
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to degenerate; to lapse into
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap