declaration; proclamation; announcement
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
every year; yearly; annually
to be main; to be principal; to be important
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
guard; sentinel; garrison
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
attendance; presence; appearance
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
cave; cavern; grotto; dwelling made in a cave; house carved into rock
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
talk; recital; narration; topic
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
terrain; geographical features; topography
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
billow; surge; large wave
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)