consideration; taking into account; sympathy with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
(spirit of) independence and self-respect
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
vocational school; technical school
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
government service; government employ
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
one's superior; senior; elder
right; correct; proper; righteous; just