stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
town; city; municipal; urban
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to play a leading role; to play a central part
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inside; interior; inner part
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
scale; scope; plan; structure
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
accurate; correct; precise; exact
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
house; dwelling; human habitation
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by