edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora); small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi")
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
body; physical system; (the) person
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
Buddha; high-ranked bodhisattva
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
step; stride; counter for steps
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
government office; agency; board
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to speak; to hear a voice
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
quite; utterly; really; completely
national border; provincial border
set of three; three sets; three classes
student (esp. a university student)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
source of river; fountainhead
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across