cave; cavern; den; grotto
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
curved; forming the shape of an arch
speckles; spotted pattern
extreme north; North Pole
Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji); southern mountain
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
colour; color; hue; tints
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
(not) in the least; (not) at all
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to entwine; to follow about
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to blow water (whale, blowhole, etc.); to spout; to squirt (female ejaculation)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
upper end; top; tip; top edge