negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
consists of; comprises; is made up of
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to go past; to pass; to pass by
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
yellowish-white; pale yellow
curtain; hanging; bunting
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to lie deep in; to extend far back
advanced level; high grade; senior
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
one machine; one aircraft; one life
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly