house where one was born; one's parents' house
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
living thing; living creature; animal; life
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
introduction; introductory part; lead
outline; summary; gist; in brief
macroscopic; comprehensive; all-including; broad
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
occurrence; happening; incident; event
literature; books (reference); document
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
lightning strike; lightning bolt
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
person concerned; interested party; related party
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
the same generation; coeval
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
primary school; elementary school; grade school