to relax; to feel at home
very interesting; of great interest
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
royal castle; imperial castle
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
being dotted with; being scattered
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
division by 1000; one-thousandth
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
horizon (related to land)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
section; cross section; profile
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
all things in nature; the whole creation
to rule; to govern; to administer
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
(religious) faith; belief; creed
black lustre; black luster
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out