at that time; in those days
government service; official position; civil service
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
love story; romance; love affair
death by crushing; being crushed to death
one's house; one's home; one's family
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
a great variety of; diversity
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work