Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to cast in a mold (mould)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
one-by-one; separately; in detail
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
demon of ill health; disease
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
headship of a family; family property
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
to subsist; to keep on living
cigarette end; cigarette butt
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid