system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indescribable; having no way to express
pure and clear; "clear and bright" solar term (approx. April 5)
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
young female rice planter; young girl
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
northern region; the north
excavation (usu. archeological); dig
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
rice grown on dry land; dry land rice plant
japonica; common camellia (Camellia japonica)