continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
distant look; faraway look
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion