expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
revision; amendment; alteration
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
readers' column; letters to the editor section
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
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 throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
while; during; while; although; all; both
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
secret story; unknown episode
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to write down; to note; to remember
interest; fun; inspiration
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
holding on to; sticking to
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration