ash; embers; complete destruction
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to be erected; to be built
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
castle site; ruins of a castle
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sound; tone; note; ring; chirp
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
sentiment; sentimentality
to catch the eye; to attract attention
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
teakettle caster; craftsman who makes tea ceremony pots
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
open veranda; open verandah