mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
parental love or affection
summer vacation; summer holiday
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to look upwards; to look up
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(water-filled) paddy field
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
keeping house; being confined to one's house
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
covered in mud; mud-caked
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
spirit of self-reliance; feeling of independence