upper side (go, chess, othello board)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
free time; time at leisure
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
starting point; starting line
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
wherein; therein; thereinto
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
presence (impressive quality)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
history; pedigree; lineage
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
fall; drop; descent; coming down
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted