neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
anatomical model of the human body
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
decomposition; ulceration
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
spot; point; place; position
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
father and mother; parents
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
completion; perfection; accomplishment
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
while alive; during one's lifetime
one-by-one; separately; in detail
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity