(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
no-good man; (male) loser
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
go that far; to that extent
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
of course; certainly; naturally
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
reopening; resumption; restarting
not yet fixed; undecided; pending