mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
in the mountains; among the mountains
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
equality; uniformity; evenness
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
as a child; when one was a child
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
old Kanto-area folk songs
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
attributive form (of a Japanese verb or adjective)
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance