to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
sign; mark; marker; marker
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
hokora; small wayside shrine
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
as usual; as is one's habit
to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in
while; even though; despite
calm; composed; cool; quiet
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
direct unforked road; straight path
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
both sides; two sides; double-sided
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to run up to; to rush over
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to gather in a circle; to form a circle