remote past; far ago; time immemorial
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
image of (an ideal) person
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
magic; sorcery; incantation
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
record high; all-time high
participation; joining; entry; adherence
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
town; city; municipal; urban
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
exhibition building; pavilion
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused