diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
many; much; plenty; hardly
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
ten (long cylindrical things)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
in the end; on top of that
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
go that far; to that extent
it is not (like that) either
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to approach; to draw near
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
living thing; living creature; animal; life