utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; university student in ... year
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
food stand; food stall; branch store
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
opening a business; opening a practice
edge of the eaves; house frontage
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(present) head of a family
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to take charge during someone's absence
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
too busy to deal with; unable to keep up
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
how long; how far; how much
gate of a (Shinto) shrine
front shrine; hall of worship
court music pavilion in a Shinto shrine; kagura hall