wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
high ground; plateau; heights
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
pyramid; monumental work; landmark achievement
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
resolute; determined; bold
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
survey; actual measurements
folklore studies; folkloristics
Nagano (city, prefecture)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
research thesis; treatise
results of a scientific investigation; findings
internment; detainment; detention
cultural assets; cultural property
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
war situation; progress of a battle
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
guess; speculation; supposition