needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to be erected; to be built
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
whichever one chooses; either way
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
scenery; scene; landscape
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
daimyo in the Warring States period
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution