common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam); old man living in the countryside
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
vicissitudes; ups and downs
repeatedly; several times; many times
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
fortune-telling; divination
evening; night; nighttime
night of the full moon; the night of the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
fixed date; settlement date
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
depending on; dependent on
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
life of faith; religious life
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major