vitality; energy; dynamism
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
handbook; manual; compendium
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
society for the study of manga; manga club
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
society for the study of manga; manga club
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to come from; to have roots in
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to slide into; to slip into
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens
etc.; et cetera; and so on
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
number of copies; circulation
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
correction; revision; amendment