Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
iron sand; magnetite sand
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
extermination; expulsion; destruction
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
after that; afterwards; thereafter
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
ground stone tool; polished stone tool
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance