to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
the same generation; coeval
presence (impressive quality)
main cause; primary factor
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
south entrance; south exit
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare