first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
summer cold (illness); summer flu
board, plank or sheet shaped
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
night stall; night shop; night fair
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
simple and clear; plain and simple
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
draw (in competition); tie game
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited