thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
the touch of; feel of; texture
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
three-way junction; three-way intersection
nine parts; nine percent; almost
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
direct connection; direct link
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
steep mountain; craggy mountain
shape of a mountain; form of a mountain
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
adherent; devotee; believer
second coming; second advent
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
leadership skill; leadership ability
country; territory; domain; realm
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to govern; to manage; to subdue
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
evening; sunset; nightfall
to prowl after; to keep watch on
to keep watch; to stand guard
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally