to shed light; to cast light
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
Minato City (special ward of Tokyo); Minato Ward (Osaka); Minato Ward (Nagoya)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
comparatively; relatively
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
simple; easy; convenient; handy
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
considerably; greatly; a lot
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
roar of the sea; sound of waves
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
scaling; climbing; ascending
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
mirror surface; lens surface