author; writer; novelist; artist
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
creakily; with a grating sound; packed full; crammed; with no room to spare
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
target (e.g. of a marketing campaign); subject (of a survey, investigation, etc.); intended audience; eligible person; person entitled (to); recipient
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
one end; an end; part; fragment
wish; desire; ambition; choice
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
research area; field of research
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
stricken area; disaster-stricken area; affected area; afflicted area
human; human-like; as a person
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
historical; traditional; historic
(black) magic; witchcraft; sorcery
Western person; Westerner
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
rational; reasonable; logical
Western civilization; Western civilisation
different opinion; objection
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
the West; the Occident; Western countries
rationality; reasonableness
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation