contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
question; question (mark)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
notice; attention; observation
sailor suit; middy uniform
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
plural; multiple; several
to be conspicuous; to stand out
general idea; concept; notion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
(political) power; authority; influence
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.