(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
arch of triumph; triumphal arch
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
Ghanzi (Botswana); Gandhi (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
trip abroad; overseas travel
foreign; abroad; overseas
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
right beside; close to; nearby
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to smile (at); to grin (at)