to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
to backfire; to have a harmful result
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
present-day science; modern science
rapid pace at which the information technology field moves; dog's ear
very loose; slowly; leisurely
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
loser; defeated person; the defeated
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
natural span of life; 250 years old
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
complimentary copy of a book
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
moving tale; impressive tale
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
primary cause; main factor
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)