directly under; falling perpendicularly
high mountain; alpine mountain
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
have to do; must; should; ought to
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
drinking bout; merrymaking
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); three-person saddle
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
most part; greater part; majority
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
in the same way as; just like
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times