side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
tangent (trigonometric function)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
special promotion (in rank or grade)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
but; however; provided that
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)