lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
mountain road; mountain trail
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
distant look; faraway look
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
so; like this; in this way
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
a little bit; a little while
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck