to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
automatic; intransitive verb
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
trailer (film, TV); preview
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
company; corporation; workplace
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
original story; original version; this volume
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
virile; tough; masculine; intense
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
man; male; masculine gender
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful