thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
every year; yearly; annually
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
serialization; serialisation; serial story
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
comparatively; relatively
etymological theory; etymology
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
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...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)