continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to be born; to come into this world
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
to revere; to respect; to worship
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
orphan; person without friends
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
article to be delivered; present
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to press a question; to cross-examine
future; possible; potential; prospective
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
cooking; food preparation
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
for a while; for some time; for a period
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture