brush and ink; writing; drawing
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
slope; slanting surface; bevel
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
dense wood; thick wood; large (Zen) temple
Tenmangu shrine (shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane's spirit)
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
ago; since; before; previous
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be erected; to be built
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
fifth day of the month; five days
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
agricultural land; farmland
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
dice; die; baton (of command)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable