period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
number of pages; page space
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
descendant; posterity; offspring
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
archives (building); record office; museum
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
extract; excerpt; selection
to publish a book; to put out a book
on the occasion of; at the time of
poor piece of work; rubbish; one of my works
library; book collection; paperback book
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to look forward to something
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)