boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
along the river; riverside
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
large build; large pattern
in the same way as; just like
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
soldier; combatant; warrior
self-control; self-restraint
courteous; decorous; polite
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
discharging (electrically; e.g. of a battery); electrical discharge; discharge
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
-less; lacking; non-existing
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
each house; every house; many houses
village headman; village mayor
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
delicious; tasty; good; nice