tea plantation; tea field
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
slope; slanting surface; bevel
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
style of Southern Chinese painting
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
relation; connection; relevance
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
green grass; young (fresh) grass
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
fresh verdure; new green leaves
although I say; although one might say; although called
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap