degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
smelling of incense; overly pious
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
otherwise; or else; if not
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
general statement; outline
student (esp. a university student)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
difficult to solve; intractable (problem)
a doubt that lurks in one's soul and that cannot be resolved
saying in addition; postscript; additional remarks
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to lose sight of; to miss
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book