first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
having gone too far to turn back
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
the ancients; ancient people
physical law; laws of physics
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to be prolonged; to drag on
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
android; Android (mobile operating system)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
generation; the world; the age
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
just because; even if; even though
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)