to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
physical strength; muscle strength
vitality; (one's) life force
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
unique; peculiar; singular
... years old; age (of) ...
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
indigenous people; aborigines; indigenes
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
technical; technological; practical
aptitude; aptness; suitability
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
occupational ability; function; role
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
one theory; one opinion; another theory
the same kind; accomplice; partner
plural; multiple; plural (number)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
sale; sales; selling; marketing
merchant of death; arms dealer
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
ignorance; covering; concealing; Mongolia
praise; glorification; extolment
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
in the mountains; among the mountains
isolation; being alone; being friendless
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
setting off (on a long journey); setting out; departure (e.g. for the front); starting a new life; starting life anew
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
... and westward; in and to the west of ...