top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
carving; engraving; sculpture
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
endless; boundless; everlasting
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to name; to call; to christen; to term
soldier; combatant; warrior
social; societal; societary
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal