extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to show up; to appear; to turn up
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
excursion; round trip; seasonal migration (of fish, etc.)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
single word; a few words; brief comment
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
stairs; stairway; staircase
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)