sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
since; henceforth; ever since
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
March; third month of the lunar calendar
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
occasional; infrequent; rare
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
fish pond (artificially stocked); fishing pond
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor