meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
almost; roughly; approximately
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
good feeling; feeling good
alternately; by turns; one after the other
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
by myself; in person; by oneself
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
dozens; scores of; decades
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mountain trail; path up a mountain
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
village headman; village mayor
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first