to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
village; hamlet; countryside; country
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
slowly and quietly; stealthily
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
home area; home town; local
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
cooling oneself outdoors on a summer evening; enjoying the evening cool
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
woman; female; feminine gender
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
it hasn't been long since
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
occurrence; happening; incident; event
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to live; to reside; to inhabit
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
at that time; in those days
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
transportation network; transport network; traffic network
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
archipelago; chain of islands