aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
when; at what moment; what time
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
hedge; fence; border; limit
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
epilogue; postscript; envoi
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
school expenses; education fund
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
tobacco container (esp. a tobacco pouch)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
for a while; for some time; for a period
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to speak; to hear a voice
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply