(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
along the river; riverside
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to gad about; to gallivant; to wander aimlessly; to walk around restlessly
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
voice dramatization on CD (usu. based on manga, anime, etc.)
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
voice actor or actress (radio, animation, etc.)
casting (of a play, film, etc.); cast
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
10th day of the month; ten days
Hanayagi school of Japanese dancing
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
January; first month of the lunar calendar
29th day of the month; 29 days
collation editing; proofreading and annotation
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
31st day of the month; 31 days
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
primrose; Siebold's primrose (Primula sieboldii); cherry blossom primrose; Japanese woodland primrose
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel