thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to lend an ear to; to listen to
the place for; the time for; the level of
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
ptarmigan (Lagopus muta, esp. the Japanese ptarmigan, Lagopus muta japonica); grouse
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
heavenly; divine; inspired; heaven sent
manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (lit.) (meeting) Buddha in hell
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
just because; even if; even though
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
young person; youth; young
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
white silk; prime; principle
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
manly; masculine; like a man
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread