hill; height; knoll; rising ground
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
every year; yearly; annually
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
hospitality; treating like a guest
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
one-by-one; separately; in detail
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
warming up sake; warmed sake
to keep watch; to stand guard
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
to ask; to enquire; to query
(someone's) assistance; help; aid; grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to be crowded; to be packed; to be busy; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with many things); to be packed (of one's schedule)
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to take (be in) charge of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
commercial spirit; profit motive
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in