lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
dark reddish-brown; liver color
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
old couple; elderly couple
rationality; reasonableness
base (military, expedition, etc.)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to keep (a person) waiting
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
negotiations; discussions; connection
pre-war days; before the war
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
important person; strategic person; key figure