pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
studying very hard; studying like mad
to slide into; to slip into
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
cotton gloves; working gloves
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to not have to go; to need not go
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
physical strength; muscle strength
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
in the end; after all is said and done