hegemony; leadership; initiative
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
rising; ascending; climbing
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
directions; instructions; usage method
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
level ground; plain; flatland
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
natural (physical) environment
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
yesterday evening; last night
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
reproduction; duplication; reprinting