announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
putting into operation; invocation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
homecoming; returning home
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be reminded of; to call to mind
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to erase all trace of something
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
coincident with; while; simultaneously
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically