to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
instar (developmental stage of arthropods); age; years
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
(similar to) perinatal; period from around the 28th week of pregnancy to a week after the baby is born
connection; link; relationship
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
burial urn (often two-storey); funerary urn
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to spread; to be propagated
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
the study or science of religion; religious studies
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
supporting evidence; corroboration
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress