culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
storage room; store room; lumber room
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
successive generations; successive emperors
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for books; volume
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
study; research; investigation
some people; a few people; several people
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
student (esp. a university student)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
distinguished service; meritorious service
author; writer; novelist; artist
as (for); for; in the capacity of