to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
writing; composition; essay; sentence
word-for-word translation; literal translation
famous literary composition
a glance; a look; a glimpse
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
price; cost; value; worth; value
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
remote mountain; mountain recesses
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
river; stream; River; the ... river
elegance; taste; refinement
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
factory or industrial district or area
everywhere; all over; throughout
brewing (sake); distilling (e.g. whisky)
factory; plant; mill; workshop
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
rising tide; incoming tide; flood tide; surge (in popularity, power, etc.); upswing
riding fast; driving a horse fast
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
wintry moon; a winter month