true character; real nature
entertainment; performance
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
formula; prescribed form; established formality
to be needed; to be wanted
conjecture; guesswork; guess
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
farfetched (argument, opinion); forced (sense, view); strained (interpretation); distorted
quotation; referring to precedent
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
flour; meal; powder; dust
eyebrow pencil; blackened eyebrows; (metaphorically) distant mountain range
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
title of honour; title of honor
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to pass (of time); to elapse
study; diligence; discount; reduction
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
Fukumoto Kazuo (1894-1983)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery