growing thickly; growing densely
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
all over; all over the place; everywhere
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
many; numerous; various; large number of
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to be found; to be discovered
bank; banking institution
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
reason; cause; circumstances
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
in any case; whatever the case may be
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to be dead; to be lifeless
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
equality; impartiality; evenness
property; fortune; assets
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
conviction; belief; confidence
Saint-Germain; Saint-German
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view