manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
bather; (hot springs resort) guest
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
calm; composed; leisurely
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
arista; awn; (grain) beard
roadside prohibition-edict boards
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
internal organs; viscera; intestines
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to turn left; to turn to the left
changing; becoming; death
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
maintenance; preservation; improvement
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to like; to love; to be fond of
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
small hill; low hill; hillock
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
repurchase (esp. bonds, debt, etc.); buy-back