for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
day by day; every day; by the day
even so; though that may be
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
like this; such; thus; in this way
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
Ogyū Sorai (1666-1728; Confucian scholar)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
signs of human habitation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
one stride; single stride; short distance
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
small insect; midge; vermicule
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
living in the mountains; house in the mountains
beauty spot; place with beautiful scenery; unexpected victory; victory by uncommon stratagem
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows; traditional Japanese clay furnace for smelting iron (operated with large foot bellows); Tatara furnace