townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
tradition; legend; folklore
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
on one hand; on the other hand
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to use up all one's strength
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
mountain range; mountain belt
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to surround; to crowd around
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe