the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
failure; mistake; blunder
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be worried; to be troubled
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to pick up; to find; to gather
wherein; therein; thereinto
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
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
surroundings; environs; circumference
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
housing district; residential district
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
comparatively; relatively
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
dwelling; house; residence; address
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
even though; despite; when
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead