century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
sovereign; ruler; head of state
chief vassal; senior statesman
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
early on; earlier on; from early
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
conclusion; decision; end; settlement