order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
handwork; handcraft; manual labor; manual labour; working with one's hands
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to state; to express; to mention
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
war; fighting; fierce competition
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; cause; circumstances
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nowadays; in this day and age
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
Okinawa (city, prefecture)