vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
author; writer; novelist; artist
association; union; guild
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
participation; joining; entry; adherence
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
middle of the night; dead of night
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to tear up and throw away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
considerably; fairly; quite
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
testimony; (verbal) evidence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability