Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
close to the wall; alongside the wall
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to run out (e.g. of the room)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
(how) many times; (how) often
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
Japan and China (esp. before WWII)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
exemplification; illustration; example
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with