to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
real thing; original; actual
loading a horse with passengers or baggage; driving a horse into a pen; Hexacentrus japonicus (species of katydid); Hexacentrus unicolor (species of katydid)
Mecopoda nipponensis (species of katydid)
distinction; differentiation; classification
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
simple honesty; tactless frankness
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
power; might; authority; influence
to be tired of looking at
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
use; utilization; utilisation; application
establishment; settlement