Canadian dwarf cornel (Cornus canadensis); bunchberry dogwood; crackerberry
forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
long time; several hours; long spell
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
helper; assistant; help; assistance
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; deep-frying; deep-fried food
calm; composed; leisurely
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to jump from one thing to another
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
there is nothing; having nothing
that; the matter in question
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue