to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to face on; to look out on to
Lyon (France); Riom (France); Riyon
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
place; situation; position; location
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
major powers of the world; great powers
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
chaos of war; war turmoil
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
mountain range; mountain belt
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
school building; schoolhouse