letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
primary school; elementary school; grade school
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
library (usu. single-room); small library
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
at the meeting; on the occasion
Bungeishunju (publishing company); Bungei Shunjū (magazine)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
nothing but; none other than
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy