safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
hateful; detestable; loathsome
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to be erected; to be built
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to hide; to conceal oneself
several years; a few years
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to face on; to look out on to
level ground; plain; flatland
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored