fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
will not do; do not; does not
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
aging society; ageing society
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
widower; divorced man not remarried
to care for someone; to look after someone
just one person; only one
(in the same way) as before; as always
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
that day; the very same day
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
pin (e.g. hairpin, safety pin); (bowling) pin; pin; flagstick; (a) one (on dice or Japanese playing cards); first; top
evening meal; dinner; supper
pre-war days; before the war
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
the same night; that night
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)