to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shimamura Hougetsu (1871.2.28-1918.11.5)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
around the world; throughout the world
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
spotlight; close observation
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
systemic lupus erythematosus; SLE
extended-play (record); EP; European plan; European Parliament
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
walk-in closet with space for shoes (by the entrance of a house)
English Speaking Society; English Study Society; English conversation club
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
ten; 10; ten years of age
death toll; number of deaths; body count
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
adding up; totalling; totaling
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
the deceased; deaths; persons killed
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all