wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
inn; tavern; Edo period lodging for travellers
sudden shower; sudden downpour
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables
hunger and thirst; starvation
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
through; by way of; after; via
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
distant future; descendants; lower classes; common people
bento; Japanese box lunch
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say