one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
home area; home town; local
to be intimate with; to befriend
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
gasping; breathing heavily
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
fort; stronghold; fortification
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to hide; to keep to oneself
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
metal fittings; metal fixtures
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
gap (in a mountain ridge)
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
second (unit of time); arc second
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to fight against; to oppose; to face
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)