every year; yearly; annually
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
one more time; once more; once again
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
nice person; good-natured person
nature park; natural park
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
first shrine visit of the New Year
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
monetary offering; offertory
give-and-take; give and take
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)