century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
the other day; a few days ago
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
around the end of (a period of time)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
time; season; period; phase; stage
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
estimate (of costs); budget
striking; remarkable; considerable
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
real thing; original; actual
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
presence (impressive quality)
rare (or peculiar) animal
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
environment; circumstance
only; merely; but; no more than
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx