to rebuild; to reconstruct
consequently; as a result; in the end
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
usual; normal; stereotyped
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
affirmation; declaration; assertion; end of sentence
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to become decrepit; to become senile
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan
repair work; restoration work
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
mountain mist; mountain air
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
again and again; repeatedly
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
embodiment; realization; materialization