second term; second stage
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
middle period; medium-term
the same age; same period
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
rope; cord; policeman's rope
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
every place; various places
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
anthropologist; ethnologist
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
mother goddess; earth goddess
archeological excavation (archaeological)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
calamity; disaster; misfortune
point in common; common feature
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory