foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
ordinary citizen; the general public
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
here and there; everywhere
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
festival; feast; carnival
indicate reason; infers some protest
ritual; religious service; festival
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
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