nice; likeable; desirable
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
rule; reign; government; governing
way; method; means; resource; course
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
(the) haves; those who have
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
whole nation; whole land; whole country
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially