repair; renovation; restoration
the whole month; all the month
speculation; thinking; meditation
nightlife; night amusements
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
not limited to; not just ...
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
major earthquake; large earthquake
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
freshly pounded (rice cake)
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
main shrine; inner sanctuary
to part left and right; to open out
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later