Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965; author)
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
only; merely; but; no more than
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
spring break; spring vacation
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to become possible; to become able to (do)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence