good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
early (days); initial stage; initial
leading figure; foundation
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
charm; attractiveness; humanity
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
(period of) a year; during an era
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
conspicuousness (usu. color); prominence; distinctiveness
tugboat; tug; towboat; tugging (a boat); towing; towage
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
without intermission for ten (long) years; with constancy of purpose for ten (long) years; in the same old rut for years on end