to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
dig site; excavation site
to tear off; to strip; to rob
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
archeological excavation (archaeological)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tool; implement; means; furniture
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to explain; to dispel doubts
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
both; both sides; both parties
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
Mainichi Shimbun (newspaper)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)