even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
one's own child; one's own children
human relations; humanity
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
in person; personally; (do) oneself
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
moisture; humidity; dampness
faded color; faded colour; antique look
to be erected; to be built
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
plain; plateau; tableland
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
greater than ...; bigger ...
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
just above; right overhead
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
thicket; coppice; brushwood
hesitation; indecision; vacillation