unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
accurate; correct; precise; exact
surname; family name; last name
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
the other day; a few days ago
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be too numerous; to be too much
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means