red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
many; much; plenty; hardly
16th day of the month; 16 days
15th day of the month; 15 days
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
annual function; annual event
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
road approaching a shrine
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
(water-filled) paddy field
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
convenient; handy; useful
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
wild land; wasteland; wilderness