consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to become clear; to be made public
in this manner; in this way; like this
older sister; elder sister
older brother; elder brother
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
establishment (of a business); founding
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
not necessarily so; is not always true
imagination; supposition; guess
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
Oyama Hisajirou (1905.9.7-1984.1.12)
annual publication; year of publication
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
non-official history; privately composed history
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
rise and fall; ups and downs
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be uniform (in size and quality); to be uniformly good
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
Satou Haruo (1892.4.9-1964.5.6)