strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
fumigation; smoking (out)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
closure (of a library, museum, etc.)
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
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 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)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
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
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
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
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
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
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
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in