nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
Japanese person; Japanese people
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
street; quarter; district; area
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
long ago; previous; of a former age
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
now; the present time; just now; another; more
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
only; merely; but; no more than
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce