disaster; calamity; misfortune
to congratulate; to celebrate
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
steamship; steamboat; steamer
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
feelings; thoughts; meaning
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
bedside; near one's pillow
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
study; research; investigation
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
occasional; infrequent; rare
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia