continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
hereabouts; around there; that area
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
fertile; rich; productive
legendary beast; magical beast
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
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)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
apparent; obvious; very clear
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell