plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
inland districts; inland areas
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
history of a nation; Japanese history
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
each nation; many nations; many countries
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
countermeasure; counter-measure
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
point in common; common feature
establishment; settlement
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
capable of anything; liable to do
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
influenced (by); under an influence
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman