live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
scene; view; prospect; outlook
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(high) mountain; Mount; Mt.; mountain peak
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
junior high school student; middle school pupil
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
wealthy person; millionaire
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
steam locomotive; steam train; (long-distance) train; non-electric train; diesel train
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
farmland; rice field or paddy
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
marshland; wetland; swampland
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
electricity; (electric) light
haberdashery; sundries store
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
clear; splendid; cheerful; bright (e.g. look)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute