negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
to spread; to be propagated
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
had better ...; had better not ...
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
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
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
compilation; editing; recording
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
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
field; sphere; realm; division; branch