No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
antique; historical object; pre-Meiji period drama; period piece
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in comparison to; rather than
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
postwar period; period after Second World War
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
rather; sooner; preferably
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
writing; composition; essay; sentence
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
next; secondly; subsequently
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
besides; in addition; also; moreover
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
several years; a few years
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
classification; categorization; sorting
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry