the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
complete change; about-face
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to be boiled; to be cooked
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
Tokyo School of Fine Arts
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
a few years ago; some years back
family; members of a family
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
second day of the month; two days
engagement; business; affair; use; need
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to keep watch; to stand guard