as hoped for; as expected
scene; spectacle; sight; view
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
side of the road; roadside
boards covering a ditch (drainage, sewage, etc.); grassroots (e.g. campaign); door-to-door; on the ground
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
surrounding at a distance
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
stilts (for walking); (arch.) hobby horse
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
all present; all concerned; all of us
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
rather; sooner; preferably
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
around there; that area; that; that matter; about that much; approximately that amount
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare