to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
living thing; organism; creature; biology
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
each (every) time; whenever
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
revival; restoration; resuscitation
day by day; every day; by the day
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
major change; major transformation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
successive generations; successive emperors
construction; establishment
on the way back; returning
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
level; even; flat; uneventful; peaceful; monotonous
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
inside; interior; inner part
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)