river; stream; River; the ... river
all-night vigil over a body; wake
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
first part; first volume; prequel
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
ancient Shinto music and dancing
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
addition; increase; Canada
captain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
marriage proposal; courtship
heat haze; shimmer of hot air