nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to become distant; to recede
already; now; no longer; not any more
troublesome; annoying; complicated
split; division; break up
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
roadside tree; row of trees
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
black terracotta; black soil
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
railroad; railway; rail transport
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
dispersing; breaking up; running away
avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university