endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
surface of the earth; ground surface
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
tenement house; row house
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to happen to hear; to overhear
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
closing of a school; closed school
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to be to the point; to be pertinent
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
staying the night; lodging (at)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
in that manner; like that
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
there is nothing; having nothing
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright