to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bashful; shameful; ashamed
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
volcanic belt; volcanic zone
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eruption; volcanic eruption
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to happen to hear; to overhear
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
human intellect; knowledge
preparation; provision; guarding
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
successive generations; successive emperors
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back