obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
flawless; absolute perfection
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
thunderstorm; thundershower
to rain incessantly; to downpour
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
thought; consideration; thinking
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
very interesting; of great interest
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
we have a result!; game over!; match!
to have no chance (of succeeding)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
13th day of the month; 13 days
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
posterity; future generations; future life
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
literature; books (reference); document
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in