surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
such; like that; that sort of; very
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
sphere; circle; range; category
instability; insecurity; crankiness
the instability of a political situation; political instability
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
first class plus; extra special
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
foreign matter; impurities
aluminum oxide (Al2O3); aluminium oxide; alumina
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties