grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
just above; right overhead
high ground; plateau; heights
one person; ordinary; common
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
the whole mountain; all the mountains
covering the whole ground
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
torii; Shinto shrine archway
tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour
windbreak (forest); shelterbelt
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
wide mouth; alligator; temple gong
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself