ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
silence; stillness; quietness
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
present-day people; people of this world
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one's house; one's home; one's family
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
society; the world; the times
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve