crescent moon; young moon
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
theatre; theater; playhouse
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
parts; accessories; components
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
just past noon; afternoon
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to anticipate; to foresee
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
inner structure; internal anatomy
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
the ancients; ancient people
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
feel (of a material); texture