sunlight; rays of the Sun
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
cable railway; funicular (railway); cable car
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to shave off; to scrape off
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
way; method; means; resource; course
fourth day of the month; four days
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
new product; new line (of products)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
written estimate; quotation; quote
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
open air; outdoors; outside
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
counter for books; volume
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
printing type; movable type; printed text; print