inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
yearning; longing for; deep affection
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to be second to none (in)
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
national road; national highway
to face on; to look out on to
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
driver (of a vehicle); motorist; screwdriver; driver (club); (device) driver
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
sunlight; rays of the Sun
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to come and go; to go back and forth
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to strain one's eyes; to stare
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to say; to be called; to do
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)