proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
early Edo-period book written entirely in kana or in a mixture of kana and kanji (primarily intended for women and children)
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
large dictionary; comprehensive dictionary; unabridged dictionary
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
compilation; editing; recording
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
Buddhist scriptures; sutras
source (e.g. quotation); authority
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
loanword; foreign-origin word