unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
creative power; creativity
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
children's story; fairy tale
to hide; to keep to oneself
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to make up for; to compensate for
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
result; fruit (of); product (of)
immortal; undying; indestructible
diligent; absorbed (in something)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
body; group; party; company; troupe
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade) (JMSDF)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
number; number plate; license plate
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
occupational group; professional group; occupational cohort
immediately; at once; instantly
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
employment; starting work