encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
having said that; on the other hand
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
how many people; a number of people
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation