grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
just because; even if; even though
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
spring water; clear (pure) water
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
Okamoto Kidou (1872.11.15-1939.3.1)
detective story (esp. one from the Edo period featuring thief-takers); detective's memoirs; thief taker's memoirs
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
snake; serpent; large snake
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
customary use; common usage; general usage
society; the world; the times
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe