chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
author; writer; novelist; artist
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
assortment; product lineup
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
throng; gathering of people
independence from parents
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
investigation; research; looking something up