operation (of machine); operating; running; working
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to hide; to keep to oneself
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
at that time; in those days
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath