to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
succeeding; following; trailing; next
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
a considerable number; a fair number
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
deviation; departure; omission
while; during; while; although; all; both
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
student; follower; students and pupils
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
research area; field of research
dispersal; scattering; discrete
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
exemplification; illustration; example
thick amazake; thick sweet sake