chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
classical elegance; antiquity
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
mountain hamlet; mountain village
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
until now; so far; up to the present
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
sunlight; rays of the Sun
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
gentian (Gentiana scabra var. buergeri); autumn bellflower
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
main door at the front of a house; front shutters