white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
(water-filled) paddy field
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
hokora; small wayside shrine
there is nothing; having nothing