cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
double; twice (as much); twofold
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store