middle of the night; dead of night
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
reason; cause; circumstances
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
already; now; no longer; not any more
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliche; frequently used musical (guitar) phrase
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to stiffen; to become stiff
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
had better ...; had better not ...
to be worried; to be troubled
going through; going via; going by way of
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
height of; middle of; full bloom
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
family which supports a temple; parishioner
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Higuchi Ichiyou (1872-1896)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead