square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
almost; roughly; approximately
division by 1000; one-thousandth
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
in one's own way or style
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
horizon (related to land)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
town; city; municipal; urban
to rain incessantly; to downpour
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
each; (arch.) you (plural)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context