flash (of light); glint; schiller
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to blow along (in the wind); to set adrift
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
system; institution; organization; organisation
aging; wearing out; deterioration
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
while; even though; despite
society; public; community; social studies
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
difficult to ...; hard to ...
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
oppression; suppression; pressure
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
in succession; one by one
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
great swordsman; master fencer
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext