vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to enter into diplomatic relations
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to attempt; to test; to try out
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
people; men and women; each person; everybody
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
such ... as; or some such
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
product; produce; result; fruit
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
level; standard; water level
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive