to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
each house; every house; many houses
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
mountain range; mountain belt
river; stream; River; the ... river
isolation; being alone; being friendless
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
east, west, south and north
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
go that far; to that extent
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
hat shop; hat store; hatter; hatmaker
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
inside; interior; inner part
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age