high tide; high water; full tide
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to die by drowning; to drown
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
sign on a post (usu. wooden and with a small roof, containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.); public notice; bulletin board; notice board
stone-like socle (used as the base for a Buddhist statue)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
telephone booth; telephone box
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
cartoon-character costume
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
it's been a long time; long time no see
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
courteous; decorous; polite
(another's) daughter; young lady
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
next term; next period; next version; next release
appearance; figure; shape; form
big man; large man; tall man; giant
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown