to live; to reside; to inhabit
slowly and quietly; smoothly
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to devise; to plot; to plan
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
information; experience; knowledge; observation
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
half mirror; 50% beam splitter
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
cinnabar; vermilion (mercury sulfide); red color; vermilion pigment; elixir (esp. of immortality); pill
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
huge rock; firmness; solidity
importance; emphasis; stress
to get strong; to gain strength
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
(brute) force; using all one's might
guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring
enumeration; citation; listing
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude