Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
door; gate; opening; title page
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
coloured glass; colored glass
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
leather-soled sandals (geta)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to become bald from the forehead; to recede (of one's hairline)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
warming up sake; warmed sake
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to ask; to enquire; to query
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)