from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by means of; due to; because of; according to
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
flavor of literary style; flavour of literary style
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
while; even though; despite
easy to read; legible; clear
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
immediately; right away; on the spot
to face; to go towards; to head towards
in this way; thus; such; uh...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
original text; source book; draft
black and yellow silk (offered to gods); heaven and earth
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every