to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
snake; serpent; large snake
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
lacquerware; painting; coating
grain (of wood); unlacquered woodwork; plain wood; roughly cut wood for carving or lathing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
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
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely