surroundings; environs; circumference
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be embarrassed; to lose face
mimicking a bird or animal call; imitating a call or a sound
blue-and-white flycatcher (Cyanoptila cyanomelana)
Japanese tit (Parus minor); Oriental tit
Japanese paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone atrocaudata)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
living thing; organism; creature; biology
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
Ultraman (from famous Japanese tokusatsu Ultra Series drama)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
good; goodness; right; virtue
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
though; notwithstanding; although
Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at first; initially; in the beginning
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
how long; how far; how much
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to attempt; to test; to try out
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient