superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
archives (building); record office; museum
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
descendant; posterity; offspring
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
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
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
number of pages; page space
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
posterity; future life; life to come
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
to concern; to be related
book; volume; this; present; main; head
origin; beginning; source; rise
writing (e.g. as a profession)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to explain; to dispel doubts
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
about when; about what time; how soon
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
carving; engraving; chiselled features
un-Japanese in appearance or character
beautiful well-proportioned woman (body 8 times longer than head)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
practicing by oneself; self-instruction