chief; main; principal; important
Naoki Sanjuugo (1891.2.12-1934.2.24)
Yumeno Kyuusaku (1889.1.4-1936.3.10)
Ishikawa Takuboku (1886-1912)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
Okamoto Kidou (1872.11.15-1939.3.1)
Tokuda Shuusei (1872.2.1-1943.11.18)
Tsubouchi Shouyou (1859.6.22-1935.2.28)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
great writer; major writer
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
eccentric; crank; oddball
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
relation; connection; relevance
root; source; origin; cause
ago; since; before; previous
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
planning; project; plan; design
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
presence; sitting with; being with
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
pronunciation; production of sound