corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
on bad terms; at loggerheads
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to lie deep in; to extend far back
clanging; empty; deserted
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
hard to reach place; remote place
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
torii; Shinto shrine archway
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing