illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to repeat; to be frequent
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
treasure house; storage for valuable property
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
school building; schoolhouse
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
not yet known; unknown; strange
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
binoculars; field glasses
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
roadside tree; row of trees
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond