striking; remarkable; considerable
to try to do; to attempt to do
on the occasion of; at the time of
to claim victims; to leave casualties
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
how many years; how long; what year
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
someone; a certain person
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
rebellious phase; rebellious age
height of; middle of; full bloom
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
cannibalism; anthropophagism
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
stylization; conventionalization; standardization; formalization
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)