back; rear; background; behind the scenes
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
hills and fields; hill and dale
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
serious; not joking; straight
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
here and there; in places
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
depending on; dependent on
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
hue; color phase; colour phase