start; commencement; beginning; initiation
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
Japan's best; number one in Japan
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
bungalow; one-story house
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
sunlight filtering through trees