for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
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
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
incessantly; without a pause
to fly around; to scatter
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
fresh verdure; new green leaves
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict