a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
copy; transcription; mimeograph; photocopy
(this) shrine; (this) company; (this) firm
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
from ... to; between ... and; or
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
Shōhō era (1644.12.16-1648.2.15); Shōho era
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
book printed from woodblocks
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
to order; to command; to appoint
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
Tokyo Imperial University
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
when it becomes; when it comes to
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume