Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
ages; long time; decade; ten years (ago)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
wretched life; life of misery
though; notwithstanding; although
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
sweet yuzu-flavoured steamed dumpling
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
mountain hamlet; mountain village
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
will (probably); intend (to do); will
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
environment; circumstance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
excerpt; abridgment; abridgement; book of selections
postscript (to a book); verification; publication (in a book)