present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
crossing water with a horse
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
northwestern part; the northwest
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
taking off and landing; departure and arrival (aircraft)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
long ago; already; a long time ago
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
(not so) much; (not) very
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
suddenly; all of a sudden
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
unexpectedly; surprisingly
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
capable of anything; liable to do
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
your husband; her husband
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
from the viewpoint of; according to
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
in one's hands; in one's control