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
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
tradition; legend; folklore
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
operation; functioning; running
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
base (military, expedition, etc.)
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)
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; 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
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
alien (from another planet)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
Al-Karnak (Egypt); Carnac (France)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product