ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
on the way home from school
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
custom; habit; customary practice
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
one part; one portion; one section
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
no match for; cannot compete with; cannot stand; cannot bear; unable to do; cannot do
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
heir; inheritor; successor
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to add (to); to add on; to append
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
paper crane; origami crane
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to speak; to hear a voice
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
hiding one's embarrassment
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
vanishing from sight (usu. via magic, camouflage. etc.); disappearing; hiding
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation