restoration; revival; resurgence
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
to show; to bare (the teeth)
(temple or shrine) rebuilding
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
Buddhist saint; man of high repute; guest of honor; guest of honour
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
smoky fire to repel mosquitoes
each house; every house; many houses
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
every evening; every night
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...