island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
the Industrial Revolution
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
masturbation; self consolation
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to torment; to torture; to harass
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
moment; brief space of time
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
oldest mankind (e.g. evidence of)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
out of place artifact; OOPArt
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
sphere; counter for balls
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
either way; in any case; one way or another
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own