residential land development
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
another day; some other day
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
to surround; to crowd around
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
preparation; provision; guarding
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
older sister; lass; young lady
sincere; earnest; serious
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to behave well (of a child)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
natural virtue; personal virtue
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
critic; reviewer; commentator
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to go downhill; to go down a slope
and (also); both ... and; as well as
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up