to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
meaning; significance; sense
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
with a single blow; with one stroke
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
the whole area; all areas
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(feather) duster; dusting
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all over Japan; throughout Japan
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any