pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
polishing (e.g. essay); revision; elaboration; refinement; improvement
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
contemporary literature; modern literature
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
one after another; in rapid succession
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
final; eventual; ultimate
anyone; any person; whoever
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
new line; new paragraph; newline (e.g. LF, CR, CRLF)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to leave a space (between words)
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
document; official papers
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
newly created character; newly introduced (kanji) character (in a textbook); new character form; shinjitai
kana orthography; syllabary spelling
criticism; commentary; review