to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
river; stream; River; the ... river
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
mountain range; mountain belt
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
hill; hillock; rolling hills; foothills
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
beyond that point; after that
to face on; to look out on to
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
mountain ridge; near a mountain
88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
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
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up