to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
creation (of the universe); the Creation
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
occurrence; taking place; happening
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
original text; source book; draft
revision; revised edition
when it comes to; concerning
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
human rights; civil liberties
historical awareness; understanding of history
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
change; alteration; modification
Hansen's disease; leprosy