natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
important cultural property; important cultural asset
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to think too much; to be over-concerned
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
maintenance; preservation; improvement
for the present; for the time being
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
to thrust before; to thrust at
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
incident; affair; happening; event
to project; to stick out; to stand out
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
still; as yet; as it has been
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass