chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
long time; long interval; for quite some time
mountain road; mountain trail
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to lie down; to throw oneself down
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
young person; youth; young
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
1,000,000; one million; million; many
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words