to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
foreign; abroad; overseas
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
accumulation; accumulate; store
body; physical system; (the) person
same; similar; (just) like; equal
change; transformation; inversion
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
progress; advance; improvement; development
to become possible; to become able to (do)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
operation; functioning; running
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to assemble; to set up; to construct
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
race (of people); type of person
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to make a firm resolution