at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
acquaintance; appreciative friend
connection; linking; linkage; link
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
being once divorced; one-time divorcee; (lit.) one x mark (i.e. one name struck from the family register)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
Fujiwara No Fuhito (659-720)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
conjugation (inflection, declension) of ichidan verbs ending in "eru"
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
retirement; resignation; stepping down
as; because; with; due to
election; selection; choice
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
leaving work; clocking out
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
delivery; issuance; handing over; granting
to rule; to govern; to administer
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view