all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
France; French (language)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to overdo; to do too much
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
punishment by Buddha; divine retribution
spring water; clear (pure) water
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
superb view; picturesque scenery
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
family working in the forest industry; forestry family
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
exhibition; display; putting on show
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)