in the mountains; among the mountains
isolation; being alone; being friendless
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
... and westward; west of
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
how long; how far; how much
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
kitchen; financial situation
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to arrange not to contradict each other
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to jump upon (a moving object)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry