branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
lignitized Japanese cedar; lignitised Japanese cedar
to be erected; to be built
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
small insect; midge; vermicule
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
sanity; consciousness; soberness