development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
1000 ri; (a) long distance
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
defense capability (defence)
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
that is to say; so that means
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
on and after; from ... onward; since
Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
same; similar; (just) like; equal
genius; prodigy; natural gift
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
that's the way it is; such is life
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
almost every day; almost daily
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
being too late; losing one's final chance
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency