acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
super-liberal translation; making understandable and readable through free interpretation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
beginning; outset; first; onset
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
while; during; while; although; all; both
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
the literary world; literary circles
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at that time; in those days
Yangtze River; Changjiang River
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)