early (days); initial stage; initial
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
if so; in that case; in that situation
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
both; both sides; both parties
while; during (the time when)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
precondition; prerequisite
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
one end; an end; part; fragment
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be in danger of; to be liable to
plain; plateau; tableland
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
teeth (of a rasp); rasped area
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)