other; another; over; more than; I; me
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
world; society; people; the public
book making (binding, publishing)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
again; once more; a second time
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
the press; (in the) newspapers
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
ten; 10; ten years of age
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
correction; rectification; mending; repair