udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
family vacation; family trip
family; members of a family
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to make an appeal; to urge
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
established (certain) fact
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage