some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
while; during; while; although; all; both
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
feelings; thoughts; meaning
first part; first volume; prequel
materials; data; document
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
series (of publications); library (set of books)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be intimate with; to befriend
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
approximate age; age range
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
good; goodness; right; virtue
sales promotion; hard selling
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
published book; printed book
at that time; in those days
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation