April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
writing (e.g. as a profession)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
two years before last (year); three years back (ago)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
journal; magazine; periodical
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
fixed date; settlement date
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
long (time); protracted; prolonged
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition