entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to be absorbed in reading
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
peaceful; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
work; business; company; study
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
yield; output; production
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
next morning; following morning
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
public hall; community center; community centre