eight (long cylindrical things)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
royal castle; imperial castle
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
richly colored; richly coloured
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
library (usu. single-room); small library
shopping; purchased goods
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
exclusive; attached to; specialist
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
homecoming; returning home
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
extended leave; long vacation
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
in person; personally; directly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
tendency; trend; inclination
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt