to be mad about; to be hooked on
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
town; city; municipal; urban
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
everywhere; at every turn
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
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
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
revival; restoration; resuscitation
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
essence; true nature; substance; reality
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
supporting role (actor); minor role