school of western-inspired Japanese drama which developed towards the end of the Meiji period; shingeki; new-drama (movement)
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
when it becomes; when it comes to
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
wretched life; life of misery
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
household economy; family finances
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to cease; to stop; to be over
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
something like ...; something called ...
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
February; second month of the lunar calendar
lidded; covered; container with a lid
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(some) more; even more; longer; further
book; volume; this; present; main; head