to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
conviction; belief; confidence
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
by means of; due to; because of; according to
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
meaning; significance; sense
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
imagination; supposition; guess
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
postwar period; period after Second World War
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
health; healthy; sound; fit
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike