banning of books; banned book
family; relatives; dependents; household
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to distribute; to hand out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
qi; mysterious life force that makes up everything; spirits; mind; divine atmosphere; mysterious presence
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
rough sketch; design; cartoon
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work