pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
autumnal tints; fall tints
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
(religious) faith; belief; creed
although there are many of them
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)
Ficus erecta (species of ficus)
Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
questions and answers; dialogue
first shrine visit of New Year
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
to become mentally exhausted; to be tired (from worry)