choking; stifling; suffocating
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
something like ...; something called ...
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
journal; magazine; periodical
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
author; writer; novelist; artist
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...
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the other day; some time ago; recently
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
letter; missive; note; mail
by myself; in person; by oneself
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age