to say; to be called; to do
middle of the night; dead of night
organization for local children (for growth via sports, study, service, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
the West; the Occident; Western countries
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
being very busy; busyness
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
residing; living; dwelling
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology