already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
national border; provincial border
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
river; stream; River; the ... river
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
clearly; brightly; crisply
broad-leaved forest; broadleaf forest
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
vista; background; perspective; distant view
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
having said that; be that as it may
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest