to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
surroundings; environs; circumference
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
such ... as; or some such
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
village; hamlet; settlement
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
people; men and women; each person; everybody
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
event; phenomenon; matter
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to gather; to collect; to assemble
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed