place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
order; sequence; procedure
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
(period of) a year; during an era
ago; since; before; previous
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in that way; thus; so; so?
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to pen; to write; to draw
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
striking; remarkable; considerable
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
number one; first; best; most; game; round
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
approximate age; age range
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)