Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
elegance; taste; refinement
quickly; calmly; intently
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
mistress; kept woman; concubine
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
society; company; the public; the world
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
the West; the Occident; Western countries
all night; throughout the night
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last