local Shinto deity; tutelary god
many; much; plenty; hardly
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
annual function; annual event
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
road approaching a shrine
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
(water-filled) paddy field
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
convenient; handy; useful
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
wild land; wasteland; wilderness
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to gaze out at; to look out over
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
level ground; horizon; field of view
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
oldham blueberry (Vaccinium oldhamii)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
departure from one's home town
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)