hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
darkness of the night; black of night; dead of night
(electric) torch; flashlight
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
level ground; horizon; field of view
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to roll up; to be rolled up
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping