the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
man of the hour; woman of the hour
Tottori (city, prefecture)
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to write down; to record; to register
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
selling out; being sold out
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
job; work; duties; trade; skill
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
body; physique; build; stature
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
stability; security; equilibrium
tank (military vehicle); chariot
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
importance; emphasis; stress
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
originally; by nature; from the start
heating power; thermal power; firepower
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rising; ascending; climbing
so; like this; in this way
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire