tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
3000; three thousand; many
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
entreaty; supplication; petition
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
moving tale; impressive tale
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
for (some) doubtful points to remain
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
chorus; singing in a chorus
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly