stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to fall off; to tumble down
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
central pillar of a pagoda; shinbashira
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
... and westward; west of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
proposal; offer; request; application
this and that; this or that; one thing after another