century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
control; management (e.g. of a business)
government; administration
league; federation; union; alliance
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to be prolonged; to drag on
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
separate; scattered; apart
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
curious; strange; unusual
according to plan; as planned; on target
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
comic strip with dramatic story
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
while; during; performed in this condition
honor; honour; credit; prestige
reading partway; leaving half-read
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
stirring; slight movement
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment