book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
feelings; thoughts; meaning
difference; variation; difference
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to state; to express; to mention
preface; foreword; introduction
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
first time; first; initial
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
determination; resolution
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
please; somehow or other; one way or another
easy to read; legible; clear
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building