Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
boy; son; baby boy; young man
being intrusive; intrusive person
girl; lass; young thing; chick
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
society; the world; the times
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
have a good day; take care; see you
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
death in battle; death on the battlefield