mountain shape; chevron; cone
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
field overseer; site foreman
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
to count; to include in the number
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
this sort of; this type of
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
customization; customisation
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
domestic affairs; internal administration
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
age of information; information age
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
the (civil engineering and) construction industry
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
endurance; perseverance; patience
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
here and there; in places
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
most part; greater part; majority
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about