surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
Banyan tree (esp. Indian Banyan, Ficus benghalensis)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
surroundings; environs; circumference
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
one by one; one each; one at a time
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
instant; moment; for an instant
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to concern; to be related
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
scene; sight; scenario; setting