along; parallel to; in accordance with
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
plateau; tableland; eminence
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
each house; every house; many houses
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
while; during (the time when)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(short) rest; breather; break
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
police officer; policeman; constable
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
beginning; outset; first; onset
memories; recollections; reminiscence
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
handrail; railing; banister
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
beyond that point; after that
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to flare up; to burst into flames