paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
stimulating; exciting; provocative
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
research; study; investigation
material; materials; data; information; documents
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
death from disease; death from illness
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
influence; clout; leverage
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
pointing out; identification
to come from; to have roots in
public agency; public institution
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
strong interaction; strong force
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
in the city; within the city
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
to revere; to respect; to worship
upper reaches of a river; upstream
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
general; popular; common; typical