exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
proposal; proposition; suggestion
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
since one was born; (in) all one's life
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
beginning; clue; starting point
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to stare back at; to look back at
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to look away; to avert one's eyes
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to