formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
suicide by hanging; hanging oneself
restricted kanji; limited number of kanji designated for daily use
Sugimura Sojinkan (1872.8.28-1945.10.3)
newspaper reporter; print journalist
in public; in company; in the presence of others
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
boastful speech; bragging
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
language island; speech island
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
reaching; attaining; arrival
corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse; evil ways
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
direct import; direct importation
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
school; proofreading; proof
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
vice; bad manners; evil customs; storm; raging winds
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
(being) face to face; facing each other
in the following manner; as follows