deserted village; poor village
nape (of the neck); nucha
to bend; to warp; to curve
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
sunlight; rays of the Sun
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
province of the second highest rank (ritsuryo system); provinces close to the capital
a pair (of shoes or socks)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
Mount Kōya missionary (usu. low-ranking monk); Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
to rain dust; to have a dust storm
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
strong or bitter (green) tea
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
good walker; tireless walker