to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
instant; moment; for an instant
(made of) stone; stone-built
to make an appearance; to show up
open; spacious; extensive
hokora; small wayside shrine
consoling the spirits of the dead
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
enumeration; citation; listing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
stairs; stairway; staircase
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
addition; annexation; appendage
to come and go; to go back and forth
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
staying behind; remaining; residual
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
literature; books (reference); document
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation