artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
complete stranger; total stranger
swarm; throng; flock together
cracks or fissures in the ground
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
beater (for eggs, etc.); beater (of a bass drum, triangle, etc.); mallet
curious; strange; unusual
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
one's own property; possessions
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
proposal; motion; recommendation
number of times; frequency; count
move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
crushed stone; macadam; crushing (rock)
weak force; weak interaction
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
continuing at a high level; remaining high
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)