evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
frost on trees; hoarfrost (on trees); snow monsters (frost-covered trees)
passing through without stopping; passing by
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
anything and everything; just about everything
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated