mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
stone statue of Jizō (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
small-time candy store; penny candy store
penny candy; cheap individually wrapped sweets
soda pop (esp. fruit-flavored); pop; (fizzy) lemonade; sweet carbonated drink
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
horseshoe-shaped; U-shaped
shape of a mountain; form of a mountain
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
to cry (noisily); to wail; to sob
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
to be exhausted; to be worn out
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
black pine (Pinus thunbergii); Japanese black pine
(sound of) wind through pine trees; soughing of wind through pine trees; (metaphorically) sound of a boiling tea kettle
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block; outline; contour
airfoil profile; aerofoil profile; wing section
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
saltpan; field for drying salt
to bubble; to foam; to froth
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
end; close; conclusion; termination
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate