outside of; not covered by
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to be sacked; to be dismissed
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
counter for books; volume
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
book; volume; this; present; main; head
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
posterity; future life; life to come
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
mass production of inferior goods
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
great person; eminent figure
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement
spirit; heart; disposition
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times