when it becomes; when it comes to
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to prove; to substantiate
river; stream; River; the ... river
district; section; sector
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
river; stream; River; the ... river
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
huge rock; massive boulder
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)