each house; every house; many houses
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
invisibly; secretly; privately
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
something like ...; something called ...
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
air conditioning; air cooling
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
stealthily; secretly; in secret
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
great man; great god; hero; big man