mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
the whole city; all the cities; every city
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
urbanization; urbanisation
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
conviction; belief; confidence
peace conference; peace negotiations
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
shoji (paper sliding door)
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
even though it is not; despite not
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
(social) position; status
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately