to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
water vapour; water vapor; steam
just now; right now; at this moment
basin (e.g. between mountains)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
blighted leaves; diseased leaves
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to complete decisively; to do to completion
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in