to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
sharply; harshly; stingingly
affable; sociable; friendly
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
local specialty; special product (of a region)
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to harden earth into a mass
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
storage room; store room; lumber room
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
mapping (creating an association between data elements, etc.); mapping; mapping; cartography
sentence; judgment; judgement; pronouncement; order; command
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
advisory level (1-5, 5 being the most severe); warning level