dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
mountain road; mountain trail
front; frontage; facade; main
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to ascend; to go up; to climb
Buddhist altar light; flashlight-like lantern with a freely rotating candle that only directs light forward
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
mediant; baritone; contralto; medium tone; medium pitch
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
married woman; woman; lady
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; itinerant monk; pilgrim
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion