to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
after death; posthumously
village; hamlet; countryside; country
another kind; different kind; distinct species
landowner; landlord; landlady
starvation; famine; hunger
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
present (brought by a visitor); gift
drawer unit (next to a desk); return
topographic map; elevation map
sea level; (surface of) sea
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
diluvium; diluvial formation
below sea level; undersea; beneath the waves
admiration; wonder; astonishment
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
wooden house; frame house (building)
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
to pay attention; to be watchful
aspect, position, layout, etc. of a house (determining the residents' fortune); physiognomy of a house
artificial hill (in a garden)
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet