department (faculty) of literature
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
Taurus (constellation); the Bull
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
writing something on commission; newly written text
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more