modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages); Meiji and Taishō period modern Japanese
evident; plain; distinct; clear
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
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)
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
notebook; account book; register
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
high; noble; refined; advanced
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
spelling; orthography; patching; binding
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
consists of; comprises; is made up of
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
prefix for forming ordinal numbers