to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
place; situation; position; location
far away in the distance; in the far distance
center; centre; metropolis
basin (e.g. between mountains)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
event; phenomenon; matter
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
emergency meeting; urgent meeting; emergency session; emergency conference
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to alternate; to take turns
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to be excited; to be elated
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to push aside; to push one's way through
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
with a start; with a jump
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
older sister; lass; young lady
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
toddling; taking tottering steps
boy; son; baby boy; young man