country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Daijisen (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
such ... as; or some such
while; even though; despite
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
quotation; citation; reference
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
dictionary with Japanese definitions of kanji and kanji compounds; kanji dictionary
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
event; phenomenon; matter
change; transition; vicissitudes
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
those (near the second person)