commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
river; stream; River; the ... river
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to rule; to govern; to administer
essence; true nature; substance; reality
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
village headman; village mayor
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
water shortage; shortage of water supply
to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
dispute over water rights; dispute over the distribution of water into paddies during the summer (in rural areas)
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
strict order; peremptory command
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to dry up completely; to become stale
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
edge of town; outskirts of a village
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to assemble; to set up; to construct
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance