order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
large quantity; large amount
to raise one's voice; to shout
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
criticism; commentary; review
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
authority; power; influence
children's story; fairy tale
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
in succession; one by one
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
fertile; productive; fruitful
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
trouble; bother; annoyance
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
Miyagi University of Education
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away