Japanese person; Japanese people
priority; order of precedence
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
godparent; first person to give something its name
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
a long time ago; long before now
antiquity; the previous era
this world; this life; this generation; present day
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
time axis; time basis; timeline
to bring back; to restore
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
direct descent; direct line
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
ability; performance; efficiency
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
thousands; several thousand
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
directly opposite; right in front
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment