come out!; where are you?
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
extract; excerpt; selection
beforehand; in advance; previously
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
extermination; expulsion; destruction
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
thought; consideration; thinking
interruption; suspension; break
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
(set of) facial features; looks
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
what date?; what's the date?; when?
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person