going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to think of; to come up with
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
small hill; low hill; hillock
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
supreme; sublime; highest
first generation; founder
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
older sister; elder sister
help; assistance; service