shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
fields (of rice and other crops)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to tower over the surroundings
chalk (mineral); white wall
to pile up; to accumulate
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to give an impression; to make an impression
carving; engraving; sculpture
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
thousands; several thousand
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago