to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
single-seater; single-seated; sitting alone
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
control column; yoke; joystick
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
round shape; circle; circular form
main battery; main armament
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
dense; populous; crowded; thick
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
strongest ever; most powerful in history
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
rebellion; great uprising
sightseer; spectator; viewer
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
remaining snow; lingering snow
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")