rapid succession (e.g. questions)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
someone; a certain person
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
height of; middle of; full bloom
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
cannibalism; anthropophagism
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
stylization; conventionalization; standardization; formalization
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
region; limits; stage; level
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
is something that; is that which
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
literature; books (reference); document
simply put; putting it simply; in short
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood