outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
spread; span; expanse; extent
small hill; low hill; hillock
to play a leading role; to play a central part
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
place for relaxation and refreshment
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
of course; certainly; naturally
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
flight; desertion; escape
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
not necessarily so; is not always true
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
choices; alternatives; options