arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
mountain stream; mountain torrent
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
in one's own way or style
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
three; three years of age
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
haori (Japanese formal coat)
overall; general; as a whole
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
change; transition; vicissitudes
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
high efficiency; high performance
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
banknote; bill; note; paper money
throwaway; disposable; single-use
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable