technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
proposal; offer; request; application
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
witnessing; observing; sighting
little by little; bit by bit
residence; living (at, in); abode
temple; shrine; sanctuary
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
port city; harbor city; harbour city
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry