ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
winding; zigzag; meandering; sheep intestines
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
kanji "tree" radical at left (radical 75)
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
reading partway; leaving half-read
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
the whole mountain; all the mountains
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
hand bell; ringing of a bell
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
russet; tawny; yellow-brown