assertion; declaration; affirmation
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
one by one; in detail; minutely
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages); Meiji and Taishō period modern Japanese
general term; generic name
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
main question; real issue at hand
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
comfort; consolation; diversion
to need; to call for; to require
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
this (very thing); this precisely
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to take away; to carry off
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit