(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
severe; strict; tough; hard
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
pelting rain; pouring rain; driving rain; downpour
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
swarm; throng; flock together
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to stay calm; to keep cool
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
extremely dangerous; full of peril
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
the future; future prospects