starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
road approaching a shrine
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours; fall colors
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
mountain trail; path up a mountain
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
(atmospheric) negative ions (supposedly having positive health effects)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing