some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
souvenir store; gift shop
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
in the same way as; just like
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
shinmei torii; type of torii topped by a single straight lintel
influence; effect; impact
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
influenced (by); under an influence
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
intuition; instinct; hunch
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp