scene; spectacle; sight; view
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
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
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
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; vicinity; environs; approaching
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
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; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom