closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to become desperate; to give in to despair
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
very popular; highly favoured
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
nothing but; except; no more than
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)