outline; summary; argument
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
ancient city; former capital
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
large number (of); many; majority
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
opinion; intention; thought
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
Sanjusangen-do (hall in Kyoto)
underground train; subway
most difficult; next to impossible
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to be opposite; to face each other
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up