maternal line; mother's side of the family
learning; studying the fine arts
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
possession (esp. of a territory)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
missing link (e.g. transitional fossil)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
out of place artifact; OOPArt
circulation; dissemination
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
based on; on the basis of
Arthurian legend; legend of King Arthur
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end