festival; feast; carnival
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work
possibility of participation; participation possibility
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
noninterference; nonintervention
inn town; post town; post-station town
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
improvement project; construction plan; maintenance plan; maintenance schedule; maintenance program
to be free; to be available
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
home area; home town; local
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
superior; excellent; fine
(legal terminology) real rights
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
serious look (on one's face); straight face
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse