to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
lineage; pedigree; family line
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
same; similar; (just) like; equal
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
same generation; one's generation
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to move (house); to change residence
main cause; primary factor
senior high school; high school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
homecoming; returning home
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)