to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
growing thickly; growing densely
silence; stillness; quietness
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
dirt mound; dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
single-storied house; single-storied building
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
right under; directly below
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
(dying of) natural causes
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive