resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
reading matter; reading material
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
(period of) a year; during an era
journal; magazine; periodical
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
newspaper reporter; print journalist
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
from season to season; season by season; of each season; in each season
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
(contemporary) customs and behavior; the picture of people's life in the contemporary world
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
complete book; complete set; treatise
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the other day; a few days ago