to get scarce; to run short
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
edge of the eaves; house frontage
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
while; during (the time when)
harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
thickness; profundity; depth
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
in deep black; in jet black
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
blood vessel; blood relationship
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
ancient city; former capital
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)