large company; large enterprise; large corporation
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to trace back to (the origins of something)
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
made in Japan; Japanese-made
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
gambling den; gambling house
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
refined; admirable; superb
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
Okamoto Kihachi (1924.2-)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
Kitabaya Shitanie (1911.5-)
lady; madame; matron; (arch.) mistress (of a household); (arch.) housewife
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
in history; ever; historical
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
one large ...; a great ...
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
main text; original text; this book; this volume
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly