to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
rosary; string of prayer beads
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
February; second month of the lunar calendar
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
criticism; commentary; review
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
Bungei Shunju (publisher); Bungei Shunju (magazine)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
gathering for friendly discussion
Murou Saisei (1889.8.1-1962.3.26)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
noble; lofty; high-minded
reality; actuality; hard fact
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start