Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
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?
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
(dead) end; end of the line
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
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
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
electricity; (electric) light
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
don't you think?; indicates question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be reminded of; to call to mind
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
chemistry laboratory; chemical laboratory