layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
at first; in the beginning; originally
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
in comparison to; rather than
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
quercus myrsinifolia; bamboo Leaved Oak; quercus myrsinaefolia
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)