chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to add (e.g. a postscript)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to face; to go towards; to head towards
don't you think?; indicates question
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
multiplication table; times table
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
treatise; monograph; study; paper (scientific, technical)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
price; cost; value; worth; value
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
tendency; trend; inclination
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet