declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors (neighbours)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
to stiffen; to become stiff
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to move forward; to move on
to step forward; to volunteer
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
guardian; protector; patron; parent
for example; for instance; e.g.
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
each house; every house; many houses
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly