sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
wearing a yukata; (in) one's informal summer kimono
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to postpone; to defer; to reschedule
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
one's own property; possessions
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
person killed in action; the war dead
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
leaving everything up to someone else
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
human relations; humanity