such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Tolkien; J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973; English writer and philologist)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
something like ...; something called ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
senior high school; high school
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay