textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
(one) letter; (one) character
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(giving) instruction; initiation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
named after; associated with; connected with
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
strong-willed; strong of heart
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to discuss; to talk together
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
basin (e.g. between mountains)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
surface mail (ship); sea mail; ferry service; steamer service
intimacy; affection; familiarity
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba