... is the reason; ... is my excuse
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
Noguchi Hideyo (1876-1928)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
creation; founding; initiating
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
how long; how far; how much
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
amount of money; sum of money
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
door (Western-style, car, etc.)