digital versatile disc; DVD
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to go downhill; to go down a slope
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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
to turn right; to turn to the right
mountain road; mountain trail
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
index finger; forefinger; second toe
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to rush over; to run up to
handrail; railing; banister
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
scenery; scene; landscape
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
residence; housing; residential building
shop; small store; business; firm