that is to say; so that means
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
from the viewpoint of; according to
invisibly; secretly; privately
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
thousands; several thousand
primeval forest; virgin forest
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
state of complete self-effacement; trance
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
natto (fermented soybeans)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
surface; appearances; exterior
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement