cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
growing thickly; growing densely
rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
Asclepiadaceae (milkweed family)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
casualties; injuries and deaths
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
interior of the mouth; oral cavity
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
use; utilization; utilisation; application
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
active substance from plants used in manufacture of soap, detergents and medication
Hippocastanaceae (horse-chestnut family)
along the river; riverside
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
Betulaceae (birch family)
each house; every house; many houses
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to jump up and down; to hop
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)