manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
smoothly; easily; readily
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to attempt; to test; to try out
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
many; a lot; much; multitude
classification; categorization; sorting
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
dealing with; coping with
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
writing; composition; essay; sentence
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
one part; one portion; one section
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
common people; ordinary people; masses
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
trendy drama; genre of Japanese television drama made in 80s and 90s that focuses on contemporary, real-life issues
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
historical records; historical materials
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down