fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
establishment; foundation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
Wadō era (708.1.11-715.9.2)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
history of civilization; history of civilisation
effect; result; worth; use; avail
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
those (near the second person)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition