roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
ancient city; former capital
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to tumble down; to roll down
for the first time in one's life
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
weary from traveling (travelling)
to indicate; to show; to point to
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to boost; to force up; to push up
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to speak ill of; to disparage
land near a castle; castle town
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
lodging; putting up at a hotel