great ambition; lofty aspiration
wear and tear; abrasion; friction loss
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
besides; moreover; in addition
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
militarism; warlike spirit
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
4th day of the month; four days
Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku)
residing; living; dwelling
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
two legs; two feet; two pairs
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
original text; source book; draft
sanctuary; Sanctuary (faction of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan); Akamatsu faction; Akamatsu group
newly appointed; inaugural
deformation during firing (ceramics); color variation during firing