shopping centre; shopping center; mall
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(divine) providence; dispensation
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
reigning; controlling; dictating
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
lesser emperor (species of dragonfly, Anax parthenope)
such; like that; in that way
recitation (of a poem); chanting; composition (of a poem); composed poem; classical Chinese poetry form; stress of sound in noh song
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
stillness; repose; standing still
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to cut corners; to be shoddy
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)