process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
technique; art; skill; move
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
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.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thought; consideration; fears
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to turn towards; to point
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
national border; provincial border
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
to be at a loss; to be puzzled