at that time; in those days
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
beginning; outset; first; onset
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
impossible to do (although wants to)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
on and after; from ... onward; since
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
acceleration; speeding up
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
woman; female; feminine gender