fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
journal; magazine; periodical
Arakawa Hidetoshi (1907.8.4-1984.12.23)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
Yōwa era (1181.7.14-1182.5.27)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
supporting evidence; corroboration
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
original idea; originality
nothing; nil; naught; nought
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 wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
history of women; herstory
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to concern; to be related
land, sea, and air; army, navy and air force
military history; military annals
history of diplomacy; history of foreign policy
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
front; frontage; facade; main
all; entire; whole; altogether
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
writing; book; (literary) work
innumerable; countless; numberless
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow