historical play; period drama
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to smirk; to grin broadly
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
Island; insula; island; islet
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
scenery; scene; landscape
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
around the end of (a period of time)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be transparent; to show through
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)