stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
urban areas; the streets; town; city
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
elegance; taste; refinement
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
scenery; scene; landscape
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit