to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
maple; scarlet-tinged ivy
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
store interior; inside of a shop
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
severe criticism; damnation
to rebuild; to reconstruct
flood; freshet; inundation
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back; sleeping; sleep
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
for example; for instance; e.g.
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
same village; same town; same province
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood