distinction; discrimination
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
strife; struggle; conflict; fight
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to put out; to extinguish
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
operating room; operating theatre
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be oppressed by heat; to swelter; to boil; to seethe
various countries; various regions; various provinces
strong nation; powerful country
at some point in the past; at some stage
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
to temper thoroughly; to train well
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly