to tower over the surroundings
our country; our land; one's own country
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
that year; same year; same age
the same; the said; likewise
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
war; battle; match; game; competition
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA)
rest stop; service area; public address system; PA
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
ground glass; frosted glass
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
turning sideways; landscape orientation
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
episode; anecdote; vignette
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to listen to in an ecstasy
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile