foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
villager; village folk; countryfolk
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
naked eye; the physical eye
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
dry riverbed; river beach
reality; actuality; hard fact
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
going according to one's wishes; ceremonial sceptre used by monks when reciting sutras (scepter)
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
late autumn (fall) windstorm in the countryside; typhoon, esp. one that blows from the 210th to the 220th day of the year; name of the 28th roll of the Genji monogatari
to shake; to sway; to waver
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place