Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
sword skills; swordsmanship
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
birth; creation; formation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
scale; scope; plan; structure
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
next generation; future generation
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result