hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
level ground; plain; flatland
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
wasteland; barren or infertile soil
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
door made of interlaced reeds, bamboo, etc.
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
your husband; her husband
to throw on the fire; to burn
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)