long (time); protracted; prolonged
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
construction; establishment
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
next term; next period; next version; next release
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
at least; at most; (even) just
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
ignorant of the ways of the world
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
two (long cylindrical things)
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance); warm, welcoming eyes