proposal; proposition; suggestion
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
social conditions; social circumstances
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
editorial; leading article; leader
literary criticism; book review
many; numerous; various; large number of
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(social) class; rank; grade
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
coastal waters; adjacent seas
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
talking while standing; standing around talking
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
how can (one) do something
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow