recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
the West; the Occident; Western countries
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
personal digital assistant; PDA
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
descriptive poetry; epic poem
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to make a list; to enumerate
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
circulation; dissemination
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
Narita divorce; divorce of a newlywed couple upon returning (to Narita Airport) from their honeymoon abroad
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to half-rise to one's feet
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
how long; how far; how much