call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
reopening; resumption; restarting
each place; various places
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
outside world; physical world
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
origin; beginning; source; rise
future years; in (one's) later years
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
going around; patrol; round; tour
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
wherein; therein; thereinto
established practice; custom
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
writing (e.g. as a profession)