to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
progress; advance; improvement; development
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
sentiment; sentimentality
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
biting (cold); severe; intense; piercing
to suppress one's emotions
some day; hereafter; at some future time
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
snow and rain; (arch.) snowfall
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
gently and clearly shining (like the sun in springtime)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity