new book; new publication
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
The Lord of the Rings (trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien)
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
after school (at the end of the day)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
group; bunch; crowd; group
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
each nation; many nations; many countries
writer of children's stories
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be worried; to be troubled
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
much less; to say nothing of
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
finding employment; getting a job