to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
with a momentary flash of light
to keep a watchful eye on
all you want; as much as one wants
to have a talk; to tell a story
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
surroundings; circumference
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
stairs; stairway; staircase
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
scenery; scene; landscape
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
because of; owing to; due to
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to go downhill; to go down a slope
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely