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
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 shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
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; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
lightning strike; lightning bolt
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)
spot; point; place; position
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that