edge of town; outskirts of a village
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
three sides; small offering stand
precipice; cliff; flat head
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
just past noon; afternoon
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
reaching; attaining; arrival
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
witnessing; observing; sighting
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
upper half of the body; upper body
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence