east, west, south and north
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
long time; long interval; for quite some time
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
water damage; flood disaster
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
hokora; small wayside shrine
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
getting on board; sailor; seaman
bet; wager; stake; gamble
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
staying behind; remaining; residual
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to