billow; surge; large wave
The Great Wave off Kanagawa (woodblock print by Hokusai); The Great Wave; The Wave
like this; this sort; this way
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be intimate with; to befriend
Hōei era (1704.3.13-1711.4.25)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
target group; target persons
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
the whole area; all areas
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
largest class; top category
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)