absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
traveling priest; travelling priest
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
snow melting; water from melting snow
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
gibbon (any small, long-armed ape of family Hylobatidae)
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
to push aside; to push one's way through
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to die; (lit.) to become a star
to be very clear; to be keenly cold; to be cold and clear
in deep black; in jet black
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
cave; cavern; den; grotto
Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand