place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
point of ignition; flash point
wherein; therein; thereinto
running as fast as one can
tropical rat mite (Ornithonyssus bacoti)
collection (gathering) and distribution
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to prowl after; to keep watch on
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to push (something) against
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
hastily made; improvised preparation
eyes of a predator; keen eyes; (lit.) eyes of a cormorant, eyes of a hawk
counter-proposal; counter-suggestion