halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
several years; a few years
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
plant hopper (any insect of family Delphacidae); leafhopper
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
last night; yesterday evening
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to stare back at; to look back at
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
right under; directly below
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
story; tale; talk; discussion
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in