literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
while; during (the time when)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
beginning (of a century, etc.)
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
author; writer; novelist; artist
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
at that time; in those days
intensive; concentrated; focused
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
level ground; horizon; field of view
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
one's own work; making by oneself
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)