hereabouts; around there; that area
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
each house; every house; many houses
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
erection of a pillar by sinking it directly into the ground
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to assemble; to set up; to construct
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
construction; architecture (of buildings)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
daytime; noon; broad daylight
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
scenery; scene; landscape
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life