the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
(present) head of a family
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to find fault with; to question
reconfirmation; double check
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
building addition or extension; an annex
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to affect; to impact; to influence
east, west, south and north
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
site; point on a map; spot