offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
close to the wall; alongside the wall
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
several hundred; hundreds (of)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
thousands; several thousand
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
the ancients; ancient people
plural; multiple; plural (number)
interest; rights; concession
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
fields (of rice and other crops)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
chief; main; principal; important
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
archeologist; archaeologist
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
guess; speculation; supposition
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to be consistent; to be coherent
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive