handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
first day of the month (in the lunar calendar)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
messenger; envoy; emissary
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
I see; that's right; indeed
grandfather; male senior-citizen
master; teacher; stable master
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
hospitalization; hospitalisation
indeed; really; truly; very much
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)