Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
literary world; literary circles
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
Kaikou Takeshi (1930.12.30-1989.12.9)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
sound (of a sentence); euphony
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to pause; to have a short intermission
curse; spell; malediction
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
moderate; proper; just right
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station