Japanese history; history of Japan
new student; freshman; first-year student
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
legend; folklore; tradition
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
operation; functioning; running
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
jindai moji; forged syllabic characters purported to have been used in ancient Japan
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust); upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
rainy; showery; inclement
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all