royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
regulation; adjustment; control
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
sphere; circle; range; category
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
program (e.g. TV); programme
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
declaration; statement; proclamation
atomic and hydrogen bombs; nuclear and thermonuclear bombs
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
atomic bomb victim (esp. of Hiroshima and Nagasaki); hibakusha
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
around the world; throughout the world
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
indirection; indirectness
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
metal plate; metallic plate
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly