field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
Yalta Conference (February 1945)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
steamship; steamboat; steamer
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to count on one's fingers
Heike biwa; Heike lute; biwa with 4 strings and 5 frets, esp. for accompanying the Heike Monogatari; chanting of the Heike Monogatari to biwa accompaniment
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
contributor (of articles); contributing writer
a short while ago; already
association; society; organization; organisation
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
so; like this; in this way
national traits or character; nationality
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to refuse; to decline; to deny
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)