touching; moving; painful
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
segment; arthromere; metamere; somite
marking; grading; scoring
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
in a day; in a brief space of time
the future; future prospects
another state; another land; another country; foreign country
subversion (of the state)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
underground economy; black economy
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
special agent; special investigator
very important person; super star; super big shot
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
facial flushing; drink-reddened face; having a hoarse voice after drinking; raspiness caused by over-drinking
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift