adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
(something) like that; that sort of; resembling; seemingly authentic; genuine-looking; realistic
travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
waterfall; cataract; cascade
place of scenic beauty; scenic spot; beauty spot
clearing one's mind of all mundane thoughts
ritual acts performed under a waterfall
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
totally naked; buck naked
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
village; hamlet; countryside; country
diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
having sociable manners; sociable
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
largest class; top category