sparsely growing cogon grass; short cogon grass
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
river; stream; River; the ... river
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
-less; lacking; non-existing
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
folklore studies; folkloristics
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
go that far; to that extent
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
heavenly; celestial; divine
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom