within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
just; fair; proper; reasonable
mountain folk; hermit; mountain wizard; word used as part of a pseudonym by artists, writers, etc.
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to shed light; to cast light
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
in full bloom at the moment
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
many; numerous; various; large number of
fluttering; frivolous; careless; restless
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
reality; actuality; hard fact
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal