being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
fourth day of the month; four days
February; second month of the lunar calendar
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
beyond this point; from now on; after this
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(not) even once; (not) ever
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
in this way; thus; such; uh...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
optimist; easy-going person
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
unprecedented; unparalleled; unparallelled
in history; ever; historical
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
colour; color; hue; tints
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
Nakamura Kusatao (1901.7.24-1983.8.5)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
in one's own way or style
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
The Tragic History of Female Factory Workers (reportage by Wakizo Hosoi, 1925); The Pathetic Life of Mill Girls
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble