civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
giant clam (any clam of subfamily Tridacnidae)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
parts; accessories; components
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
source of river; fountainhead
as much as one can take or carry away
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
leader of a charge; first to arrive
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to make a list; to enumerate
enumeration; citation; listing
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end