following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
France; French (language)
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indirect translation; translation of a translation
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
literature; books (reference); document
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
conference; council; convention
a few years ago; some years back
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)