sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
destination; place one stays during a trip
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
not limited to; not just ...
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to go on a fool's errand; to go in vain
once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)
lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
second day of the month; two days
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive