influence; clout; leverage
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
important person; strategic person; key figure
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to grimace; to make a wry face
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
physical condition; state of health
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to be needed; to be wanted
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
Tanaka Hisashige (1799.10.16-1881.11.7) (1846.10.20-1905.2.23)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
at that time; in those days