wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
index; indices; indicator
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
fine castle; famous castle
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
Al-Karnak (Egypt); Carnac (France)
proposed site; site chosen
to be too numerous; to be too much
even so; anyhow; at any rate
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
elevation; height above sea level
mountain chain; mountains
important place; strategic point; critical location
madder red; dark red; crimson
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction