to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(physical) growth; development
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
shipping; shipment; forwarding
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
innumerable; countless; numberless
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
everywhere; all over; throughout
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
river surface; surface of a river