to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
dark of the night; darkness of the night
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
expression; presentation; representation; notation
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
Anne of Green Gables (novel by L. M. Montgomery)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
relatively; comparatively
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
I Am a Cat (1906 novel by Natsume Soseki)
Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
story; tale; talk; discussion
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
children's story; fairy tale
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage