to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
to make a speech; to address
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
bank; weir; embankment; levee
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
forest planted to protect the shoreline; tidewater control forest
salt damage (from seawater, sea air, etc.)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
swallowing in one gulp; downing; sipping; sip; thinking nothing of one's opponent; making easy prey of someone
right in the middle (of); midst; height
wear; clothing; ware; goods; -ware; software
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
(made of) stone; stone-built
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
putting one's courage to the test
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
guardian; protector; patron; parent
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted