platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
step; stride; counter for steps
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
five (long cylindrical things)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
... and eastward; east of
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
feeling; sense; impression
children's story; fairy tale
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
carving; engraving; sculpture
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
snake; serpent; large snake
jewelry store; jewellery store