cultivation; refinement; culture; education
a level and inked string; norm; rule; standard
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
entertainment; performance
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
co-production; collaboration
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(some) more; even more; longer; further
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
many; a lot; much; multitude
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
process; course; mechanism
chapter one; first chapter
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
front; frontage; facade; main
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
sympathy; compassion; pity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just