combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
symbol; code; sign; notation
writing; composition; essay; sentence
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
explanation; interpretation
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
how; in what way; how about; questionable
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
for example; for instance; e.g.
now; the present time; just now; another; more
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
establishment; settlement
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?