(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
elliptical shape; oval shape
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
reference data; reference material
virgin; innocent young woman
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
one-stroke sketch; unicursal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence