fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
reading something backwards
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
material; materials; data; information; documents
research; study; investigation
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
in one's hands; in one's control
to harm; to cause harm to
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
after that; afterwards; thereafter
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
in the mountains; among the mountains
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
existence; being; life; survival
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
in the end; at the end of the day
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
first meeting; first interview with
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
at the meeting; on the occasion