craving; longing; thirsting
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
intelligence; intellect; brains
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
harmful military conquest; occupation of other countries
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
construction; establishment
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
influenced (by); under an influence
retention; maintenance; preservation
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
Damascus (Syria); Dimashq
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be conspicuous; to stand out
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)