extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 to play a leading role;  to play a central part
 from long ago;  from old times;  from time immemorial
 to descend (e.g. a mountain);  to go down;  to alight (e.g. from bus);  to get off;  to step down;  to retire;  to be granted
 scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
 what;  how many;  many;  a lot of;  several;  a few
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25);  Taisho era
 meeting;  assembly;  party;  society;  association;  club
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 to take the name of;  to call oneself;  to pretend;  to feign;  to purport
 again;  once more;  also;  too;  on the other hand;  while;  and
 big gamble;  big plunge;  big mountain
 last (i.e. immediately preceding);  previous;  pre- (e.g. premodern);  before;  before;  earlier
 learning;  scholarship;  study;  study of ...;  -ology;  -ics
 research establishment;  research institute;  laboratory
 et cetera;  etc.;  or something;  the likes of;  for example;  for instance
 too;  also;  both A and B;  A as well as B;  even;  as much as
 excavation;  exhumation;  discovery (e.g. new talent)
 Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
 archeological excavation (archaeological)
 unusual;  rare;  new;  novel;  fine (e.g. gift)
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 discovery;  detection;  finding
 even if ...;  even supposing that ...;  also as ...;  also for ...;  also from the position of ...
 wonderful;  marvelous;  strange;  strangely enough;  oddly enough;  for some reason
 actually;  really;  truly;  in practice;  practically