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
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera); fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
oblique line; forward slash
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
the other day; lately; recently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour