shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
flower-patterned material used to bind the ends of the spine in books
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to apologize; to apologise
take the opportunity to (do something else)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to show signs of; to appear
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
distinction; differentiation; classification
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
fluid mechanics; fluid dynamics; hydrodynamics
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
major powers of the world; great powers
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
science and technology; scientific technique
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country