to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
very interesting; of great interest
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
outward appearance; apparent
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
the place for; the time for; the level of
notes; comment; remark; annotation
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
mountain road; mountain trail
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to look young; to seem young
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way