warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
other; another; over; more than; I; me
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
special pardon; (general) amnesty
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
Tayama Katai (1872.1.22-1930.5.13)
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
good-natured person; nice person
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
direct import; direct importation
hometown; rural township (of China)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
level ground; plain; flatland
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
truth is stranger than fiction
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
Konjaku Monogatarishū (abbr) (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Konjaku
once upon a time; a long time ago
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
discreet; modest; cautious