tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
stomach and intestines; gastrointestinal tract; digestive organs
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
in that way; like that; that way
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
study of antiquities; archeology
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
that is to say; so that means
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
ingredient; component; composition
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
distinction; differentiation; classification
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
please; somehow or other; one way or another
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer