ebb tide; waning fortunes
tide; tied (e.g. tied aid)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to be surprised; to be astonished
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
accurate; correct; precise; exact
pronunciation; production of sound
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
narrator; storyteller; reciter
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
wealthy person; millionaire
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
archipelago; group of islands
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
older sister; elder sister
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
the very best; excellent; superb
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
building expenses; construction costs