persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
memories; recollections; reminiscence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
everlasting spring; China rose (Rosa chinensis)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
correction; revision; amendment
January; first month of the lunar calendar
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching