after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
one by one; one after another; successively
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to bring; to take; to bring about
person of ability; person of high calibre; talented individual
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
natural virtue; personal virtue
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
law department; law school
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
(Japanese) Monopoly Bureau
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
member of the House of Councillors
cabinet (of a government); ministry
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
(committee) chairman; president
Administrative Management Agency
member of the Lower House
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
destination; place one stays during a trip
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening