just past noon; afternoon
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
observation; survey; watching
to indicate; to show; to point to
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
to need; to call for; to require
one cause; one reason; one factor
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
towering; astonishingly high
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
how; in what way; by what means
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
(natural) lighting (of an interior space)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
overall; general; as a whole
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
imperial court; royal court
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
about; concerning; related to; -ish
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
small hill; low hill; hillock
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
family; relatives; dependents; household
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
hasty; impatient; restless; rash