child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
salary (paid in rice to a samurai); stipend; making (someone) a retainer and granting a stipend
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
watershed; divide; turning point; watershed (moment); moment of truth
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
murmuring (stream, brook, etc.); gurgling; babbling
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
one meal; one meal (a day)
village; human habitation; human settlement
inscrutable; incomprehensible
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
not limited to; not just ...
turning to the right; right turn
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
looking aside; looking away; (from the) eyes of an onlooker; outsider's view; looking on from the side
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
to look down on; to condescend
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air