impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
foundation of a temple; laying a foundation (stone); open base
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
guess; speculation; supposition
situated deep in the mountains
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
large crowd; mass of people
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
switch (flogging implement made from a branch)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
(arch.) switch (long, tender shoot of a plant); switch (cane used for flogging)
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)